Fragging: Aesthetics or Cash?

[Aquattro]

I've been meaning to post this for a few weeks and keep forgetting

I often see people selling frags with pics of the colonies they're going to cut. When I look at them, they certainly don't "need" fragging, IMO. My opinion is based on the coral gets fragged when it gets too close to something else and something is gonna die scenarios. For me, I prefer not to frag, keeping the natural growth pattern of the colony intact.

So my question - is the aesthetics of your tank more important, or supplementing your costs by cutting frags?

[marie]

I only frag when everything is threatening to climb out of the tank and eat the dogs

[cuz]

for me its a mix of both, I seem to always have a full frag tank from "accidental" frags.
In an expensive hobby it does help offset costs on the other hand!!

[whatcaneyedo]

Both. Big colonies always need fragging which can yield a steady income but no one wants to pay shipping for just one oversized frag so it makes sense to offer some variety.

[lockrookie]

thus far the only things ive sold are unwanted corals and rbta due to massive spiltting i have min split 4 times in 6 months...crazy

[Proteus]

I only sold unwanted to make room for the new upcoming.

But. Now that I have a nano cube. I am taking a bonsai approach to it which means fragging even though it may not be warranted

[reefwars]

what i make off frags i could hardly quit my job for and i in turn buy twice as much as i frag both locally and at the lfs , the the jazz of some corals ware off and i swap it out for something else i guess i get bored easily lol i find fragging is a hobby its self and so are growing the new frags, seeing the affects of the fragged colonies is cool too fragging with some corals increase growth, my nuclear palys didnt grow a head in forever untill i started cutting them same with some others. to have a fragtank up and running cost a fair bit and just to stock the tank took some time and alot of money as well . also fragging brings a group of people together ive met alot of people through frags some new some pros ive had people over for hours just to buy one $10 frag so the profit in that cant be very high.

another thing i think is coral pricing is a roller coaster you can buy one thing at a store for X dollars and the store across the street charges twice as much, its nice to see cool colony gotten and passed around.

ive gotten frags off people ive sold frags to a couple years ago cause i lost the colonies thats cool and i bet alot of other have done the same.

im pro fragging for sure

[Borderjumper]

I like to garden, but living in an apartment I can't... So I garden in my tank. I too sell or give away things I get bored with. I hord the things I like, but once or twice a year when I need a new skimmer, tank, or light I will do a massive sell off, and then start the whole process over. Right now I have a rack of tiny acan frags that I figure will be my Christmas money.

[paddyob]

You forgot both.

I prune to prevent or stop battles. The cash from frags goes back into the tank.

[windcoast reefs]

For me i like to work in my tank all the time. To me if I'm not doing stuff in my tank all the time then there is really no point. So fragging just comes as a good way to keep busy. I'm not in the hobby to impress other people, I'm in it to have fun. So I frag.

I also do it to keep the corals away from each other, to me it's just a coral, it will grow back eventually, so there is really no harm done. It also doesn't help that I'm a collector, I keep all My little broken chunks and accidental frags and eventually it gets to be to much! They are certainly not the prettiest frags, but someone might want them

For me a third option is needed! fragging for no real reason!