Colt Coral Question

I attached my colt's rock to another rock with a rubber band. Well the rubber band slipped and started to "cut" the base of the colt off its rock! It didn't seem any worse for wear. Actually the colt looked fine, polyps were out, branches extended. What I want to know is if I let the rubber band cut it, could I just try to get the coral to attach to another rock? And would whats left on the original rock grow into another colt? (I hope the answer is yes! LOL)

 

Dont worry, colt corals are very hardy. Im pretty sure that the piece left on (of conditions are right ) will start to grow into a new one.

 

Your'e SURE sure? Because I don't want to go ahead and let the rubber band cut it off the rest of the way (I fixed it so it stopped) if you think that the main part wont reattach and the leftover won't grow into a new one. I agree that it makes sense that the leftover would grow a new one and I should be able to get the "old" piece to reattach if the conditions are right. But I just wanted to double check.

 

wait...so right now you have still one coral or did the two pieces seperate? I would either try a looser rubber band...but if its some what attatched to the rock just leave it alone and see if it attatches the rest of the way

 

LOL, ok the rubber band got maybe 1/4 the way through the colt's base, so I still have one coral, mostly intact. I fixed it so it stopped cutting it and right now the colt is chillin like a villain (slouched over at the cut tho), and looks like it usually does. But if everything would be cool and I could set the rubber band up to finish the cut, then I will. Thus leaving me with the colt's "flesh" still on its original rock, and a free floating "frag"....a gigantic frag! So my question still stands. Will the leftover flesh grow a new colt? I know how I would attach the gigantic frag, but it'd be nice to know the leftover would make a new colt. Or should I just let it heal?

 

well, the colt coral flesh that is left on the rock should start to regrow into another colt coral...i had a frag that i needed to cut all off but the base because of brown slime and its growing into a new coral...

 

well, the colt coral flesh that is left on the rock should start to regrow into another colt coral...i had a frag that i needed to cut all off but the base because of brown slime and its growing into a new coral...but if you want just want to get a frag...you can just cut a branch off the one you have and rubberband it to a rock instead of just cutting the coral off its base

 

another way you could attach a frag to a rock is by threading a needle and thread through the base of the colt, remove the needle and secure the thread via a knot. this way you aren't applying pressure to the coral but you will keep the coral secure until it attaches. after the coral has attached, simply cut the thread and pull through the pin size incision of the coral. also...as bruce said, if the proper conditions are met you should have no problem creating a sibling from the main colony. hth.