Ways to frag zoo

[neokn]

As above.

Need to frag a 3 sided LR covered mostly by Zoo. Reason for fragging is because no matter how I place the LR 1 side will be totally unable to get any light.

[woonming]

Hi,

Either you cut it off using a pen knife or blade or just chip off the frag using a screw driver...

They will grow back again so dont worry.

Ming

[neokn]

Thanks. Will try later.

Another thing must I stick it to a LR or just leave it on the LR?

[DeepBlue]

good question.....as I just did it last night

Steps:

1) take the zoos on rock our (the mother colony)

2) take a sharp penknife and slice the zoos out from the base...

3) make sure the whole piece come off...dun damage the zoos...just the portion that sticks to the rock...(would be good not to hold the zos...get a small tong)

4) then take the piece that you cut off...use the super glue gel (loctite brand quite good) and glue the base onto a rock.

after that...wash the new zoos on rock in a small bowl with the tank water. and you have a new zoo colony on rock

here's a pic

[DeepBlue]

another small rock

fragged it as the pink zoanthids were among the bigger and dull ones....cant really see them ver well....so get to frag them and let them grow on smaller LRs

[woonming]

Deepblue those zoos would look very pink !!! under T5 LOL ....

Droo !

[DeepBlue]

yup....under the Aquaz 20KK and actinic 39W T5 tubes.

Oh..they are not for sale as some has pmed me. But I do have enough to exchange frags if guys here have some gems to trade as well. I have the blue, green and pink zoos now....have sufficient pink ones to trade for some nice ones too

(We can always start a zoos trade thread in the swop sub-forum)

[neokn]

Thanks DB. Will try again tomorrow night.

[blueheaven]

I have some red zoos with green mouths frags

Willing to trade after it has grown more polyps

Well anyway, I saw some farm owners just pull the polyps apart, wonder if that works?

[flubberina13]

good question.....as I just did it last night

Steps:

1) take the zoos on rock our (the mother colony)

2) take a sharp penknife and slice the zoos out from the base...

3) make sure the whole piece come off...dun damage the zoos...just the portion that sticks to the rock...(would be good not to hold the zos...get a small tong)

4) then take the piece that you cut off...use the super glue gel (loctite brand quite good) and glue the base onto a rock.

after that...wash the new zoos on rock in a small bowl with the tank water. and you have a new zoo colony on rock

here's a pic

*slurp*...*slurp*...*slurp*...

[DeepBlue]

*slurp*...*slurp*...*slurp*...

[YzF]

DB, i tried fragging some of the zoos the other night. One prob.

i cannot see the base of the polyp properly. And because the rock surface that the zoo attached to is not smooth (obviously), i always slice off the zoo head. Any way to prevent this prob?

[DeepBlue]

got a pic

[Dispar_Anthias]

Guys guys..... fragging to exchange zoos is fun.. BUT watch out when you are fragging.... When the zoos are been frag they may spray out jet of water contain toxin (neurotoxic!!!)..... If that get into your eyes... Hahah you will suffer for few weeks with eye as bigger than sotong ball..... Oh ya do not frag zoos when you have open wound in your skin.... Best avoid looking at the zoos directly and those that have protective mask pls put it on.....

Paiseh DA blabber too much.. spoil everyone mood but hazard of zoos must be made known......... Okok now back top busness... bro DB you know what todo with your pink, blue

[DeepBlue]

the pink ones are doing fine..the blue ones..eversince I moved them to new location ..not doing well...in danger if losing them soon.... ...hopefully the 2 frags I saved will repropagate again....

regarding fragging of zoos...I try to have minimum hand contact as possible...I used a small small tweezer and totally avoided breaking them....DA is right...handling corals (esp zoos) you got to be careful.

[Dispar_Anthias]

the pink ones are doing fine..the blue ones..eversince I moved them to new location ..not doing well...in danger if losing them soon.... ...hopefully the 2 frags I saved will repropagate again....

regarding fragging of zoos...I try to have minimum hand contact as possible...I used a small small tweezer and totally avoided breaking them....DA is right...handling corals (esp zoos) you got to be careful.

hehehe then i want the pink one

[Dispar_Anthias]

yup....under the Aquaz 20KK and actinic 39W T5 tubes.

Oh..they are not for sale as some has pmed me. But I do have enough to exchange frags if guys here have some gems to trade as well. I have the blue, green and pink zoos now....have sufficient pink ones to trade for some nice ones too

(We can always start a zoos trade thread in the swop sub-forum)

Yeah or maybe organise a day specially for trading of zoos..... then everyone can bring a frag of their gems..... It can be a touch and go(without inspecting what kind like what zoosrus.com is doing) or it can be one to one trade

[YzF]

Pic? No pic now..Just a rock of zoo. Frag some and they look like dun know what when i glue them to a new rock..

i do have some frags of zoos to spare(Now still on big piece of rock) let me know if you guys are exchanging.