Pinkfish
03-16-2007, 02:25 PM
I know that there are other ways of fragging Zoanthids or Zoas but this is the method that I have used with success.
I use this method as Zoas are extremely toxic and can even Kill you.
This method saves you from cutting the Zoas away or cutting a slither of rock away from underneath the zoas and then mounting it.
Its fairly simple.
What you need :
a) Zoa colony or loose zoas (that have fallen off or become separated)
b) Reefsafe glue
c) Reef Discs (I use 7 of them at a time)
d) Powder Free disposable rubber gloves.
Step 1
Glue the Reef-Dics together into a pattern that resembles –
SEE PIC 1
Step 2 –
Place the Zoas that you wish to frag on the centre of the reefdics formation (Or glue the loose zoa polyps onto the centre disc with reef glue.
SEE PIC 2
The orange dots above are your Zoas
Then after a couple of months they will spread –
The blue dots above show the new growth in the zoas after a couple of months.
SEE PIC 3
Step 3 –
The reef dics are now ready to be separated and you can either trade them or do this all again.
I hope that this helps you all,.
Please remember that Zoas are EXTREAMLY toxic.
TIPS
Zoas grow faster unter T5 than Halides,
Zoas grow faster if you feed them at least once a week. I feed them with Cyclop-eeze powder…… goes down a treat with them and my other corals.
Not all species of zoas can be propagated in this manner but most can.
This guide was written by §Michael Alves§ aka Pinkfish for the members of §Reefcorals§
I use this method as Zoas are extremely toxic and can even Kill you.
This method saves you from cutting the Zoas away or cutting a slither of rock away from underneath the zoas and then mounting it.
Its fairly simple.
What you need :
a) Zoa colony or loose zoas (that have fallen off or become separated)
b) Reefsafe glue
c) Reef Discs (I use 7 of them at a time)
d) Powder Free disposable rubber gloves.
Step 1
Glue the Reef-Dics together into a pattern that resembles –
SEE PIC 1
Step 2 –
Place the Zoas that you wish to frag on the centre of the reefdics formation (Or glue the loose zoa polyps onto the centre disc with reef glue.
SEE PIC 2
The orange dots above are your Zoas
Then after a couple of months they will spread –
The blue dots above show the new growth in the zoas after a couple of months.
SEE PIC 3
Step 3 –
The reef dics are now ready to be separated and you can either trade them or do this all again.
I hope that this helps you all,.
Please remember that Zoas are EXTREAMLY toxic.
TIPS
Zoas grow faster unter T5 than Halides,
Zoas grow faster if you feed them at least once a week. I feed them with Cyclop-eeze powder…… goes down a treat with them and my other corals.
Not all species of zoas can be propagated in this manner but most can.
This guide was written by §Michael Alves§ aka Pinkfish for the members of §Reefcorals§