Whats the best way to cut a softy?
 

I am going to cut a frag or two off my colt coral.

The catch is, it is on a base rock in my display.... and I am not going to remove it.


What's the best way to cut it without causing too much stress to the Colt, or potentially other nearby corals??



Thanks,

Paddy

A new razor blade. Colts are tough I wouldnt worry about it to much.

Wait till they drop their own frags...:biggrin: Mine wouldn't stop for about a week...everyday a new one floating around...I tossed em, tried selling/giving them away, no takers.

Colt does not drop. Kenya drops. Colts get big. Most people do not have colt.

Well that's interesting.....thanks for the info, was sold to me as a colt, hard to distinguish the difference in reference pics.....sorry for the hijack :lol:

It is tough. Here is a recent thread I posted... I have both corals.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=86882

As long as it isn't too thick, I like to use sharp scissors.

I fragged my Colt (and finger leather) using replacement blades for my utility knife... I just slice it down the middle somewhere leaving some foot on both pieces. I frag softies in an external container of tank water as some can release toxins into the tank when fragged. My Kenya's are constantly dropping pieces off so I have never needed to frag them.

It's very thick.

Just to clarify, it's not Kenya.

I have had it over a year.... Not a single dropped branch, hence the need to cut it.

The toxin release is what I'm concerned about.

I had huge toadstools that I just cut directly in the tank water. I cut it while I was doing a water change and changing carbon. Never had an issue.

Good plan!

I'm due for a water change this weekend.

Thanks.