Zoanthid Help

[Cavinca]

So this weekend i got a frag of zoanthids. I was really look at zoanthids but i ended up with some fore free... My question is this:
My zoanthids came on a rubber-like bottle cap mount. What do i do with this frag? do i attach the mount to the rock i want and just let it grow over it, or do i cut it free and mount the skeleton to the rock? and How do i go about this cutting free? right now it the mount is glued about midway in the tank so it wouldnt float around.

 

[BigAl07]

It's really up to you. Some people will mount plug & all to the rock. Some people will remove from THAT plug, reglue to another and then mount it to a rock. Or if you, remove from that plug and mount directly to your rock work.

Cutting free is simple.... very carefully take a razor and cut it acros the bottom "slicing" it from the plug. Then glue it to whatever you like using either Marine Epoxy or Super Glue "GEL".

 

[Cavinca]

how would i slice it though. i think the skeleton is going THROUGH the bottle like cap plug.

 

[Cougra]

Pictures would help if possible, however zoanthids don't have skeletons. They are a soft coral that will grow in a mat over any surface.

 

[BigAl07]

Yeah Carl I have to agree with Michelle. I can't really picture what you're talking about here. The only thing I can think of that would resemble a "skeleton" would be some part of the rock or structure it grew on originally. Sometimes when making frags we actually break or cut off some of the rock and glue that.

A pic would really go a LONG way here

 

[Cavinca]

sorry no pic. im at work. the 'plug' im describing looks like a bottle cap off a coke. its made of rubber. from what i can see the zoanthid is attached to the plug by what i mistakened as a skeleton base. the base is white and has a calcium bone-ish feel to it. the base goes through the top of the rubber plug. i tried to pop it out but when i push the base up through the rubber it kinda chipped of a little.

sorry thats the best i can do... if you cant help ill try to post a pic later...

 

[Triggerjay]

It is prob a cap from a flower tube. These have been popping up in the trade latley as frag plugs, due to the fact that the tube fits inside egg-crate well, and the cap is removeable. The frag is stuck in the slit where a flower would normally penetrate the cap. I would just glue the cap to your rock where you want the zoas to grow. It won't be long until the cap is hidden with the growth. Sounds like a good job for Aqua Putty!

Jason

 

[goldenmean]

I would just leave the zoa on the plug.
They have probably been through a lot recently and dont need any more stress right now.

 

[Cavinca]

Sounds good to me. Ill cut the cap down a little and glue it on the rock. thanks

 

[Tru2nr]

yeah thats sounds exactly like what my zoa's came on and so what i did was just take a razor blade to the base and very slowly slit it off