Green Montipora

**wwest** · 06-30-2006, 10:26 PM

Ok so i just bought my first peace of hard coral.. and its a pretty good size. around 9x7? somewhere around there anywho. on a coral like this do i use a drimal for fragging? or is there another trick? its a monitpora stick. not sure the real name but its not the montipora cup. any idea?

thanks in advance

fat walrus · 06-30-2006, 10:31 PM

for stick-like corals, use a bone cutter of garden shears or something similar. you want to avoid burnig the flesh if possible.

***Rob*** · 06-30-2006, 10:32 PM

sounds like it is a Montipora Digitata
and yes, you can use a dremel, or bone cutters to frag it...

those are one of the easiest to frag, and are one of the hardiest stony coral..

good pick..

***Rob*** · 06-30-2006, 10:33 PM

oh, by the way, if you use a Dremel, which i have used many times with great success on my Montipora Digitatas.

you are going to notice this eerie smell, it will remind you of being in the dentists chair..

**wwest** · 06-30-2006, 10:39 PM

why does everything you can frag smell bad? lol

i love this thing.. and the cool thing is as big as he is. i paid next to nothing. i put more fuel in my car today than i paid for him lol

i am thinking about putting up a frag for trade.. how ever i dont know if i want to loose any of him.

but i have to admit i am really happy i bought it..

***Rob*** · 06-30-2006, 10:40 PM

they are really fast growers, after a week you wont even notice the cut spot, and with in a few months it will have mostly regrown.

i would suggest you let it adjust to your tank and stuff before fragging it though

**wwest** · 06-30-2006, 10:41 PM

ok cool thanks.

gwen_o_lyn · 07-01-2006, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wwest

i am thinking about putting up a frag for trade.. how ever i dont know if i want to loose any of him.

but i have to admit i am really happy i bought it..

Think of fragging as insurance. If something were to happen in your tank, you got your buddy over there that you gave frags to 6 months ago that are ready to be fragged again.

I've had a good running streak so far, but you just never know. Even the experts have problems. With this hobby, there are just too many things that can go wrong.

This is one of the reasons I hand out frags like candy.

**wwest** · 07-01-2006, 01:02 AM

that is a good point, and yes gwen ill save ya a peace

**CarmieJo** · 07-06-2006, 01:08 AM

Got any

yet?

**wwest** · 07-06-2006, 01:16 AM

actually i was going to work on that tonight but i got toned out to a blown transformer lol but if you click on the tank levels above the TR advertisment in my signature i have a few new pics there... i just foiund the close up on my camera lol

**CarmieJo** · 07-07-2006, 08:43 PM

I love your "P" designation!

**wwest** · 07-07-2006, 08:44 PM

yea thats my favorate lol

gwen_o_lyn · 07-09-2006, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wwest

that is a good point, and yes gwen ill save ya a peace

yay!!