Fragging a Duncanopsammia axifuga updated with pics Jan 3-09

[noirsphynx]

Would that fragging method also work for an elegance?

[rocketlily]

I'm going to give it a few weeks to recover and then take a look at it. If it grows as much in the next 8 months as it has in the last 8 months, I will definately be fragging. In Feb of this year I had 10 heads and before this incident it had grown to over 60.

[noirsphynx]

Originally Posted by rocketlily

I'm going to give it a few weeks to recover and then take a look at it. If it grows as much in the next 8 months as it has in the last 8 months, I will definately be fragging. In Feb of this year I had 10 heads and before this incident it had grown to over 60.

Wow, that's amazing growth I bought a very nice & very large elegance that I'm sure I'll have to learn how to frag at some point so that it doesn't completely take over my tank.
I've been wanting some Duncans for a bit now so keep me in mind if you do frag. They're so beautiful and my tank is going to be LPS dominated.

[tang daddy]

as I stated before because most duncans have heads together in a clump or bundle if 1 gets stung then every head sprouting in the bunch will soon follow suit..... Hydronorpha have deadly sting and can send sweepers about 4in long at night from the pics there are a few branches that are seperate although on a few of those branches in the back row the heads look unhappy. Take it for what it's worth but mine wiped completely out in less than a week.

[Skimmerking]

yes the hydropora coral is the coral killer. and i have been looking for duncan for so long ....... i need some of yours

[argan]

just curious, about how long was it in contact with the bad guy to inflict that much damage?

[Drock169]

Noir, fragging elegance is very difficult as it is already a sensitive coral. A Jewellers rock saw with a diamond wheel is usually whats recommended for elegance to ensure a nice clean cut, also make sure both pieces being cut have mouths.

[noirsphynx]

Yikes, sounds tricky. I might be affraid of killing the whole thing. I'm hoping I'll be fine for a few years yet.......I hope. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Drock169

Noir, fragging elegance is very difficult as it is already a sensitive coral. A Jewellers rock saw with a diamond wheel is usually whats recommended for elegance to ensure a nice clean cut, also make sure both pieces being cut have mouths.

[rocketlily]

Originally Posted by argan

just curious, about how long was it in contact with the bad guy to inflict that much damage?

I really don't think it was that long. The Hydronorpha can get upset very quickly when something touches it. It send out white stringy things that are very sticky. I'm sure that when the Whisker coral retracted it pulled the white strings with it and they eventually covered the openings.

[BC564]

I agree...if you frag it...I would buy a couple of heads off of you.....

I would wait a week or two though......I think they may be ok....