Unusual frags forsale

Kreeger1 · #1 10/15/2007, 09:58 AM

I picked up two large corals over the weekend that I fragged inorder to fit in my tank.

I've only seen this for sale one other time like 10 years ago. Its listed forsale for 39.99 for 3/4 to 1 1/4" piece for 39.99 here
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=2548
heres my parent colony and frag pic. Should have 5 for sale at 20.00

frag pic I made

And I got a large Blue berry gorgonian. In perfect condition but again was just to big for the spot I needed. Frags will be large, 2-3 inches and mounted on plugs. 20.00 and I will have 5 frags.

info on them here
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=1160

I can bring frags to this fridays meeting if that works well for you. If you can't make it to the meeting and still want a frag let me know

jefft321 · #2 10/15/2007, 10:41 AM

Hi, I am interested in a Frag of each, I will be at the meeting on Friday.
Thanks, Jeff

Fdfiremedic · #3 10/15/2007, 10:52 AM

Put me in for a frag of each!!!!!!!

brad · #4 10/15/2007, 10:54 AM

I want one

brad · #5 10/15/2007, 10:55 AM

Of the Neospongodes, not the gorg.

glalderman · #6 10/15/2007, 10:58 AM

Erik...please include me for 1 frag of each...

PM'ed you...

Thanks!

Greg

scottfarcuz · #7 10/15/2007, 11:11 AM

Told you they would go quick Erik

I was with him when he picked these up. They are both awesome pieces.

MJAnderson · #8 10/15/2007, 11:23 AM

I'll take a Neospongodes if there is one left.

Mantis · #9 10/15/2007, 12:42 PM

...and I would like a neospongodes as well.

anaelitz · #10 10/15/2007, 04:25 PM

I'll take one of each if still left...

NeonGobyOhio · #11 10/15/2007, 07:57 PM

Frag looks great in my tank and doing well.

Thanks,

Paul

Kreeger1 · #12 10/15/2007, 08:10 PM

Good to hear Paul!

anaelitz · #13 10/15/2007, 08:19 PM

See you at the meeting to pick them up on Friday...thanks

aninjaatemyshoe · #14 10/15/2007, 08:48 PM

I'm down for a frag of the purple neospongodes, see you at the meeting.

Kreeger1 · #15 10/18/2007, 07:47 AM

So where what Im bringing and for who, if I missed you let me know

Tom aka vanna purple one
MJ anderson Purple one
Anaelitz one of each
Brad purple one
jefft321 one of each

Sound about right? If anyone else wants one at the meeting let me know
Thanks Erik

sigs4me · #16 10/18/2007, 02:36 PM

Those are beautiful!

Kreeger1, You don't come down to the warren area ever do you?

Kreeger1 · #17 10/18/2007, 03:04 PM

nope, sorry

Kreeger1 · #18 10/18/2007, 08:44 PM

Cove beach got one for you too

Kreeger1 · #19 10/27/2007, 03:06 PM

Thanks for the pick up aninjaatemyshoe
Enjoy

Still have a couple frags left
Erik

Cove Beach · #20 10/27/2007, 03:27 PM

For anybody that is considering the blueberry gorg, the frag i got is doing really well. I'm not sure but i think it may even have produced a couple new polyps already since the meeting! Thanks again Erik!
Mark

MJAnderson · #21 10/27/2007, 05:13 PM

Eric,

Mine detached itself. I noticed you rubberbanded the main colony but my frag was superglued. has the superglue held for everyone else?

fambrough · #22 10/27/2007, 05:44 PM

No, but this is common for softy frags not to be held by super glue. I got a frag of this from Erik (picked it up before the meeting) and it became unattached within a couple days. It actually separated into two peices (fine with me, I've got two frags now). One piece I re-glued and it's doing fine. The other piece, I've tucked into a place where the base is secure and it seems to have attached itself.

I am responding in part because I was recently (softly) chastized for the frags I distributed being glued and not fixed by another method. Rubber bands may be the preferred method as long as you don't pinch down hard on the coral. I have attached some by sewing through base of the frag with monofilament fishing line to a disk that I drilled small holes in (better to use rock, disks don't like to be drilled, they tend to break). This fishing line method has had mixed success depending, I think, upon how taut the line is tied.

Another method suggested to me, which I am going to try for future fragging of soft corals, is to position the cut end in sand or gravel (protected from too much flow). The coral with attach to bits of sand and gravel, which can then be easily glued to rock or plug or disk.

Hope this helps.

johndawg · #23 10/27/2007, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fambrough

Another method suggested to me, which I am going to try for future fragging of soft corals, is to position the cut end in sand or gravel (protected from too much flow). The coral with attach to bits of sand and gravel, which can then be easily glued to rock or plug or disk.

Hope this helps.

Sorry to sidetrack the thread Eric, but....That is brilliant; I have so many "babies". Especially 'shrooms that are in the sand/gravel...I never thought to attach the gravel they are attached to...Thanks

CleveYank · #24 10/27/2007, 05:58 PM

making 2 to 4 notches with a junk saw blade so that a knotted loop or second loop 180 degrees will hold and will work on the disks with the monofilament line as well with care to not overtighten. With a simple sqaure knot below and around the peg part of the disk. Notches just need to be deep enough for mono to catch. You're not holding a 20 pound fish. Faster than drilling and will hold fine in a low current area.

MJAnderson · #25 10/27/2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fambrough
No, but this is common for softy frags not to be held by super glue. I got a frag of this from Erik (picked it up before the meeting) and it became unattached within a couple days. It actually separated into two peices (fine with me, I've got two frags now). One piece I re-glued and it's doing fine. The other piece, I've tucked into a place where the base is secure and it seems to have attached itself.

I am responding in part because I was recently (softly) chastized for the frags I distributed being glued and not fixed by another method. Rubber bands may be the preferred method as long as you don't pinch down hard on the coral. I have attached some by sewing through base of the frag with monofilament fishing line to a disk that I drilled small holes in (better to use rock, disks don't like to be drilled, they tend to break). This fishing line method has had mixed success depending, I think, upon how taut the line is tied.

Another method suggested to me, which I am going to try for future fragging of soft corals, is to position the cut end in sand or gravel (protected from too much flow). The coral with attach to bits of sand and gravel, which can then be easily glued to rock or plug or disk.

Hope this helps.

Oddly mine split in two as well. I superglued one piece and I think I overdid it...it dissolved overnight. The other one is doing ok. When I fragged rics I put them in a dish with a bunch of rubble and put some netting over it. When they attached to a piece of rubble i then glued the rubble. But this frag seemed more upright and I was trying to keep it that way. I'll wa slooking around and saw someone stick a toothpick through the bottom then rubberbanded the toothpick to a rock. When the softie attaches, just snap off the toothpick. Not sure if I like the idea of a piece of wood stuck in my coral though.