Fragging Zoas

[SSalty]

I have a small colony of zoas on a cement disk, but I want to get them off and put them on a piece of live rock to start a colony in my display tank. How do you guys frag zoas?

 

[Bifferwine]

You don't, really. You just wedge the disk in the rock and wait for them to spread. You can cut them off, but you risk killing them in the process.

 

[RigoSharon]

they will spread on their own ..somtimes they detach..just put them with a rubber band to the rock ..

 

[fishbait]

mine were just superglued onto a frag disk. they peeled off really easy since superglue usually doesnt hold that well.

 

[Rcpilot]

Take a pair of bone cutting pliers and trim the rock away, as much as you dare. I just try to chop off as much of the rock as I can without breaking it. If you break the rock into 2 pieces, just take a sharp razor blade to the split and cut the zoas right at the base where they are attached to the rock. Slice it into 2 frags.

Hopefully, you won't bust the rock into 2 pieces. Just trim off as much as you can and then wedge them into a pocket on some live rock. Or, set them down on a shelf and put another small rock next to them. They will spread out and grow onto the new rock. Pick it up and slice the 2 frags apart when they have spread enough.

 

[Doc]

it really depends on the size of the colony. the smaller the colony, the less likely I would be to try anything drastic. I like letting the zoas move at their own pace onto close rocks. That is the part of the hobby that is hard, waiting. I am not patient either.

I would just place it gently packed around with rubble or small hunks of rock and let them go for 2 months. you will get several smaller colonies.

-Dr Marco :sfish: