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Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:21 AM
Decided to cut loose a small budding ricordia yuma this morning from its momma.

1st: Just another day in the reef tank
Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:23 AM
Out of the tank and into the bowl. Pretty good pic of baby.
Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:24 AM
Another before photo.
Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:27 AM
Yet another before pic.
Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:31 AM
Bottom side of the coral. Trying to size up where to start cutting.
Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:32 AM
1st cut with the dremel
Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:34 AM
Got the hang of it now (insert evil laugh here)
Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:35 AM
Success. Mother and baby are separate.
GinaD
10-05-2007, 10:35 AM
Those rics are gorgeous!
Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:36 AM
Back in the tank. A little slimed up from the stress.
Mike A
10-05-2007, 10:38 AM
Thanks Gina.
fanaglethebagle
10-05-2007, 10:43 AM
Did you say a free yuma? I'll take it! :D

Great piece and good job cutting it.
Greg Hiller
10-05-2007, 01:59 PM
Trick is keeping the frags healthy with really good water flow over the next few days.
skyedolphan
10-05-2007, 02:44 PM
Beautiful coloring on that yuma Mike
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why did you use a dremel? rather than a scalpel/ clean razor blade?
Mike A
10-05-2007, 03:10 PM
Hi Dawn.

If you look at post #5, you can see the 'foot' of the baby had already separated from the mother. There was no need to cut it away.

From past experience, when you cut the polyp away it takes a long time for the cutting to firmly attach. Other Ricordia might be different, this one takes forever to attach.

I've had better luck when they can hold onto some of its original substrate.
skyedolphan
10-05-2007, 04:14 PM
Thanks Mike ;)
I noticed the rock but could not judge the depth of it ;)
to me it looked like it would have been an easy cut with a sharp razor which was why I ?ed the dremel but I see what you mean now
SALTYOLDDOG
11-09-2007, 10:12 PM
fanaglethebagle

I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER IN MY TANK :D
fanaglethebagle
11-09-2007, 10:31 PM
fanaglethebagle

I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER IN MY TANK :D

Ouch :D
SteveDola
11-10-2007, 09:20 PM
nice yuma mike. awesome color.

I usually just take my bone cutters and cut the rock off with the mouth and tissue. I havent had a problem with my fla rics...is there any difference with yumas? are they more difficult when proping?
Mike A
11-11-2007, 10:55 AM
Thanks Steve.

The trick is to keep damage to a minimum, if they get too stressed they have a tendency to melt. IME, once they start to go downhill they're pretty much gone.

I've had the best luck getting a new single edge razor, turning the coral over and cutting a section of the foot from the main mushroom. That cutting eventually becomes a new polyp. It takes months before it grows to be the size of the frag that Joe (sod) has now.

I've been tempted to slice it up like a pizza, as I've been told that as long as each cutting has a section of the existing mouth, it will survive. Having lost 2-3 of these to melting, I'm not brave enough to do it (yet).