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[Mike O'Brien]

Here is a few shot's of a brain right after fragging. I just cut it right in half with ny wet saw.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/Mike0101/pics050.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/Mike0101/pics047.jpg

[jxb647]

so you just cut it in half or whatever just like that? HOw long do yours take to grow mike? I've had mine in my tank for about... 4 months or so now and haven't noticed anything different then when i put it in... i feed it about 2 times a week perhaps... or are they just slow growing coral

[Mike O'Brien]

I just bought that one, it was round, a little bigger then a golf ball. My other's are pretty slow grower's compared to some other coral's, but I can notice growth on them. One thing is they need someplace to grow. When it's shaped like a ball it's hard to see it getting bigger, but placed on the glass like that it should start to encrust pretty quick like one of my other favia's did.

[death2oatmeal]

how do u frag a candy cane coral?

[Mike O'Brien]

You just have to cut through the skeleton. Back towards the base of the branch is best. Some kind of diamond coated cutting tool will make it easier.

[death2oatmeal]

does it matter if it is small or not?and should i wait to do it because i just got him like 2-3 weeks ago?

[Mike O'Brien]

The best thing to do is to wait untill it's growing well in your tank, then frag a piece off. But sometimes as with that one I had you just have to do it right away to put it where you want in the tank. I was confident because I already had similar coral in the tank that were growing and I had a hearty species. With your coral you can usually frag it without it even knowing, so just use your best judgement with it.

Good luck.