how to frag frogspawn ?

draco · #1 04-11-2007, 04:12 AM

Hi I bought a small frogspawn awile ago and now it has 8 heads. I want to frag it. I'm going to get the fraging sheers.What I was wondering is in the tank or out of the tank. If out of the tank should it be in water? and what shold I be carefull of? please help.

BCOrchidGuy · #2 04-11-2007, 04:18 AM

If I remember right Wendell showed a number of us how to do it and he used a dremel and cut through the base (where the branch joins).

Doug

Scavenger · #3 04-11-2007, 04:23 AM

Try this link

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-11/fotm/index.php

A word of caution: power tools and water. Enough said??? Be careful and very aware of what is wet.

skylord · #4 04-11-2007, 04:32 AM

Dremel makes a couple of battery operated rotary tools.

Scott

howdy20012002 · #5 04-11-2007, 05:10 AM

I have fragged frogspawn by just snapping off the heads.
it all depends on how much room between there is.
some are much more compact than others.
HTH.
Neal

demon666 · #6 04-11-2007, 05:50 AM

me too the way neal does it

ponokareefer · #7 04-11-2007, 01:09 PM

I just brake them apart by hand as well. If the heads are too close together, I'm not sure how to do it though.

draco · #8 04-12-2007, 03:57 AM

Yes there is about 2 1/2" between heads so I will try to hand break them. Wish me luck !!!!

BCOrchidGuy · #9 04-12-2007, 04:14 AM

Okay, for clarity, don't put the dremel in the aquarium, you take the Frogspawn out, dry the skeleton a bit with a towel and then use the dremel to cut the skeleton.

Doug

kwirky · #10 04-12-2007, 03:57 PM

I've fragged my frogspawn by accident before. I think they're one of the easiest corals to frag.