ggNoRe
Reefing newb
Very interesting thread... I'm in!
Fragging Riccordeas?
- Thread starter SaltwaterNoob17
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KarenJax
Certified Master Stylist
I'd like to know how the rics have done!!! I picked up a beautiful blue-purple ric with SIX neon green mouths yesterday from my LFS. When full, it stretches a good 4 inches. I would like to frag it.
SaltwaterNoob17
Reefing newb
The rics were doing just fine. The fragging was that simple. Just cut inbetween the mouths, and you should be fine. Within a few days to a week both frags looked as if they had always been two distinct circular complete rics.
*A warning, though. Don't use a fish breeder as I did for allowing the ric to attach to a frag plug. I left the breeder in my tank for about 2 weeks to let the ric attach to the plug. When I took the breeder out a few days ago, ammonia was released into my tank, and I've now lost most of my corals and a lot of my non-coral inverts. Now the rics look like hell (and most everything else), but up until a few days they were perfect...
Good luck!
*A warning, though. Don't use a fish breeder as I did for allowing the ric to attach to a frag plug. I left the breeder in my tank for about 2 weeks to let the ric attach to the plug. When I took the breeder out a few days ago, ammonia was released into my tank, and I've now lost most of my corals and a lot of my non-coral inverts. Now the rics look like hell (and most everything else), but up until a few days they were perfect...
Good luck!
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
I'm glad to hear the fragging went well... but bummer about the ammonia!
I hope it turns around for you.
I hope it turns around for you.
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
i cant wait to see your frags Karen :D:Cheers:
KarenJax
Certified Master Stylist
You'll be getting one when I send ur zoas!
KarenJax
Certified Master Stylist
Samantha glad to hear the rics are ok. I couldn't believe I got one with 6 mouths lol for 10 bucks!!!
I've only fragged zoas and gsp up til now. What I used for them was a small shallow Tupperware bowl with a piece of fruit netting over it on the floor of my tank. It worked very well. I'm going to do the same for the ric frags
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
indeed that's what I meant hahaha I'm so excited and I also can't wait to see your tank with the new light I got for you :D
tattooedsoul87
Reefing newb
why did it release ammonia when you took out the breeder box?
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
If I remember correctly... she stirred up her sandbed.
SaltwaterNoob17
Reefing newb
I'm sorry. I completely missed your question! I believe that the ammonia just got trapped between the breeder and the sandbed while it sat there for 2 weeks. When I removed the breeder, a nasty cloudy water mixture was released which had to have been the ammonia...
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
Really?! I stir my sand bed up every weekend a little bit right before I do a water change. I hope that doest cause issues.
SaltwaterNoob17
Reefing newb
I've done that before with no problem. I think what happened with me and breeder was just a freak accident.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
How deep is your sandbed? If it's deeper than an inch, then I wouldn't mess with it. Get a bunch of nassarius snails to do the job for you.
