Whats is the best way to frag Zoa's? (1 Viewer)

[Guest]

I bought Zoa's on a flat rock and didn't realize that the underside was also completely covered. I want to save the zoa's on the bottom because don't seem like they will be exposed to enough light. Is it best to break the rock itself or to peel them off carefully?

 

[pernelf]

I usually use a straight razor and slice off what I want, then glue it to another rock

 

[Guest]

I cut the tops of them off, put the cuttings in some sort of little container in the aquarium so that they dont float away(with some aragonite in the container) until they heal, then glue them to a rock. That way, the tops turn into a whole new polyp and the bases u cut them off of grow another top. So you get another polyp for the price of nothing.

 

[Guest]

Only thing is I want to remove them completely. Scrape them off hummm.......

 

[Guest]

Wear surgical gloves and eye protection too!

 

[Guest]

I didn't think it was gonna be like delivering a baby.

 

[Guest]

Zoa's are toxin, the glove and glass are not a bad idea
I read a post on RC about someone's dog that consume
some of the water in a frag container with zoas.
The dog die within 24 hours.

 

[Niko5]

Defiantly wear gloves when fragging because if you squeeze a polyp it has a better chance of releasing the toxin onto your hand.

the best way I have found is cut out separate.. sections you want with a razor then take a chizzle or a pocket knife and scrape under the zoa's and most of the rock the zoa's are on is pretty soft so you take a layer of rock with it and it is ALOT easer to glue down cause your gluing to a thin layer of rock rather than the gooie zoa.

 

[Guest]

Yeah no kidding, I found that thread on RC last night and had no Idea they were THAT toxic. It's kinda scary.

 

[BrianPlankis]

So when you frag zoa's, will they hurt other corals in the tank from the toxin? Should they be placed in a separate tank for a while?

 

[Niko5]

The toxin wont hurt other corals or atleast no one has reported it hurting other corals doesnt bother mine

 

[Guest]

I've never used gloves when fragging zoa's. I like to live on the wild side.

 

[KarenB]

I would take the entire rock out and put it into a plastic container with the same tank water and do the actual work of fragging outside of the tank. It will be easier to work on that way, plus, you won't be spreading as much zoa "juice" all into your tank.

 

[bigbird123]

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Karen,

Zoa juice?