The great frag

[Jerinanyon]

About a year ago, I purchased my first coral for $10. Which was this little acan.
His name is sprouts.

After a while it started growing some heads.

Now sprouts has about probably 30 heads. But does not want to leave the frag plate.
So I was thinking about fragging it. I don't have a special saw or anything. And it will be my first time fragging. Is it possible to use a chisel and a hammer and cut the skeleton around the heads?

Also I bought a green acan and put it next to him. And he started turning green . If I can do this with a chisel I will be able to share sprouts, my first coral experience, with friends and trade around.

 

[mr_X]

I would not frag that yet. I don't think there is enough skeleton.

 

[Jerinanyon]

Mr. X I can't see the frag plate anymore because of the skeleton growing all around it and on the sides. And it won't grow off of the plate for some weird reason

 

[mr_X]

What do you mean it won't grow off the plate? It won't attach to anything else? It will eventually grow outward and the skeleton will follow underneath.

 

[kdpuffer]

Not that "sprouts" isn't an acan but the size of the polyps sure looks a lot like a candycane. Also FYI the green acan beside sprouts isn't an acan, that's a duncan.

 

[bribo12]

There is a green acan to the right of the Duncan. And "sprouts" is definitely an acan

 

[kdpuffer]

Never said sprouts wasn't just that it being as extended as it is resembles a candy can. I don't see a green acan in the pictures just the duncan.

 

[bribo12]

It's right below sprouts

 

[Jerinanyon]

Not the Duncan haha. The acan. And it's clearly green on the right

 

[kdpuffer]

The tiny little frag, at first glance it looks like part of the larger acan.

 

[Gregcoyote]

All good advice, but nobody has asked the obvious question. Sprouts? I started a thread last year "I don't name my fish, but I know you do". Now it sounds as of we need to add coral friends.

 

[Moose72]

I think if you take a toothbrush and regularly brush around the acan you can help to encourage it to attach to the rock.

 

[Jerinanyon]

All good advice, but nobody has asked the obvious question. Sprouts? I started a thread last year "I don't name my fish, but I know you do". Now it sounds as of we need to add coral friends.

Everything in my tank has a name haha