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Posted: January 18 2008 at 6:20pm |
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Any good suggestions or links related to fragging a Kenya tree? I want to know if I should cut of just a branch or include part of the stalk.. I would assume a branch is sufficient and would minimize needed healing for the donor coral. But yeah. Not sure how to go about this except for a sterile cutting impliment (razor)
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Posted: January 18 2008 at 6:22pm |
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Yeah you can just lop off a piece. Donnt superglue it though like other corals. use either a rubberband, a string, or a toothpick with a rubberband to attach it to the rock or frag plug. Kenya trees are pretty prolific and soon it will be dropping babies all over your tank
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Posted: January 18 2008 at 6:30pm |
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kenya tree is really easy to frag and often drops frags on its own. Just pick any spot on the main piece (branch, stalk where ever) and use some scissors to make a clean (smooth) cut. BTW yes it will ooze and squish. Take the frag and rubberband it to a piece of rubble or where ever you want it. Just tight enough to hold it w/o too much pressure or it will come loose. BTW If you can get a piece that has a V in it that makes mounting it really easy.
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Posted: January 19 2008 at 6:38pm |
They drop frags? Currently my Kenya Tree is isolated in the substrate - attatched to a shell I finally got the hermit crabs to stop moving by burying it. Does it just.. drop a branch? lol
I like the toothpick idea but I want to make sure I understand how to do it: cut a stalk from the main coral and pierce the base with a toothpick, lassoing the ends of the toothpick with a rubber band to a plug or piece of rubble. Right?
I'm just nervous but I really want to give some Kenya Tree to my boss. : )
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Posted: January 19 2008 at 7:36pm |
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mine frags itself what a pain in the but
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out with the large and in with the nano
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Posted: January 19 2008 at 9:51pm |
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yeah they will literally just start dropping branches. That is the idea of the toothpick. If it is a small leather though I would just put the toothpick over it.
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Posted: January 19 2008 at 10:10pm |
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mine wont frag itself it isn't even growing that well...i want to have a kenya tree forest someday...
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Posted: January 19 2008 at 10:21pm |
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My kenya tree is growing like mad and dropping trees all over. I moved all 20 of my trees to a new tank and made a kenya tree mountain. Even my little trees are starting to frag but in a different way. One little one sent out a foot and a new tree grew from it.
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Posted: January 19 2008 at 11:08pm |
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Good piece for a beinger to practice fragging. If you kill it I can get you more for free.
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 12:47am |
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 2:51am |
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ya me too please take all my kenya lol i cant get rid of it i keep cutting and flushing lol
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 10:24am |
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i would be more then happy to take it all...let me know when.
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 4:54pm |
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if you were closer i would give you 5 or 6 today
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out with the large and in with the nano
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 5:17pm |
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where are you located?
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pitiful guppy tank.
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 7:25pm |
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out with the large and in with the nano
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 9:46pm |
 pa_reptileman_4 wrote:
mine wont frag itself it isn't even growing that well...i want to have a kenya tree forest someday... |
They usually do not start fragging themselves until they reach a certian size. The size will vary between species...
Thanks,
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 10:57pm |
I have a kenya tree that was placed on a hermit crab shell, that shell has now been taken over by a hermit crab. So now the kenya tree is being given a tour of the whole tank by the hermit crab, it is kind of funny so I would like to leave it there, but does anyone think it should be romoved? If so whould I just cut it at the base?
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 11:01pm |
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Just cut it off.
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Posted: January 20 2008 at 11:11pm |
Great conversation piece!
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Posted: January 31 2008 at 9:36pm |
Mine is on a snail shell, all the hermit crabs keep digging it up only to be unsatisfied with the "oriental hat" shell.
Anyhoo, I cut off a branch and banded it to a plug (from my xenia.. that died : P) It's attatching pretty well.
I have also fragged what looks like a toadstool/umbrella leather. I'm not sure exactly what it is but I'm thinking it's a toadstool. Cut off a chunk and banded it to a piece of rubble - hope they make it!
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