Do I need to frag this colony to save it?

jjencek · 03/10/2018, 02:41 AM

I got this Fiji acropora colony one month ago. It recently started to bleach from the trunk up. I would guess 10% is now absolutely white. The image does not show it well, but you get the idea.

Should I frag it into pieces to save it?

lynchmob3000 · 03/10/2018, 06:10 AM

Yes

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RHreef · 03/10/2018, 12:52 PM

I would make sure it’s getting plenty of flow through the bottom but if I progresses anymore then I would say go ahead and frag it.

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Skynyrd Fish · 03/10/2018, 10:12 PM

Pests? check for eggs, flat worms. Dip and frag.

jgal912 · 03/10/2018, 11:34 PM

Yes sir

jjencek · 03/12/2018, 12:42 PM

I have done it. I now have one larger piece and 10 smaller frags. I have not planned to be in a frag business so soon.

Let's see if any of them survive. :-)

tdurden · 03/12/2018, 05:17 PM

You did the right thing. Hopefully you caught it soon enough.
Sometimes it is still too late. It is good that you have a bunch of small frags. Those should be good.
I've also had really good luck glueing over the dying parts (after cutting).

DesertReefT4r · 03/13/2018, 08:16 AM

You did the best thing. Ime when this happens i loose half and half make it so a 50/50 success rate on saving a coral after stn ot rtn. I have had a few of that size maricultured sps do that on me.

Borntrippn · 03/13/2018, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jjencek

I got this Fiji acropora colony one month ago. It recently started to bleach from the trunk up. I would guess 10% is now absolutely white. The image does not show it well, but you get the idea.

Should I frag it into pieces to save it?

Borntrippn · 03/13/2018, 11:58 PM

How mu h go frag a nice chunk of i

03/10/2018, 10:12 PM	#4
Skynyrd Fish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beverly Hills MI Posts: 187	Pests? check for eggs, flat worms. Dip and frag. __________________ 125 set up since 2000. Fish, GHA and Cyano. Reef'n since 91. Current Tank Info: 125 gal, sps, clams, and softies

03/13/2018, 08:16 AM	#8
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	You did the best thing. Ime when this happens i loose half and half make it so a 50/50 success rate on saving a coral after stn ot rtn. I have had a few of that size maricultured sps do that on me. __________________ Tank history 29g tropical ,55g cichlid tank, 20H softy reef, 29g mixed reef, 20H brackish goby & puffer tank, 55g mixed reef, 6g Nanocube softy lps reef, 40B sps reef, 75g sps reef, 75g sps reef in bu Current Tank Info: 75g sps reef build in the works.

03/10/2018, 06:10 AM	#2
lynchmob3000 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Elverta Posts: 635	Yes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/10/2018, 12:52 PM	#3
RHreef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 19	I would make sure it’s getting plenty of flow through the bottom but if I progresses anymore then I would say go ahead and frag it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/10/2018, 11:34 PM	#5
jgal912 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 23	Yes sir

03/12/2018, 12:42 PM	#6
jjencek Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 366	I have done it. I now have one larger piece and 10 smaller frags. I have not planned to be in a frag business so soon. Let's see if any of them survive. :-)

03/12/2018, 05:17 PM	#7
tdurden Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 8	You did the right thing. Hopefully you caught it soon enough. Sometimes it is still too late. It is good that you have a bunch of small frags. Those should be good. I've also had really good luck glueing over the dying parts (after cutting).

03/13/2018, 11:58 PM	#10
Borntrippn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Macedonia. OH. Posts: 81	How mu h go frag a nice chunk of i