fragging zoas

I got a new frag of zoa that were glued to a frag plug. Five of the polyps broke free from the plug last night and were floating freely in my H2O. I got a small piece of rock and put a rubberband around it while the polyps attach to the rock. Is this ok? or should I use the bridal veil method? My super glue gel is all dried out so can't go that route. :-/

 

Just make sure the band isn't covering any of the polyps and is not too tight or else they could break off all over again. I have never tried veil with polyps...would think it would make them stay closed as it touched them.

 

I think your fine as long as its not to tight. You want it just tight enough that they stay in contact with the rock.

 

Agree with above said - it should attach in a week or two permanantly and start growing again!!! Just be sure that you are running carbon when you have zoas.
This is especially true when they are stressed (ie fragged, ripped, squished, etc) as they release palytoxin into the water which is deadly to corals (and sometimes humans!!!)
Be sure to wear gloves and if at all possible, secure the frags to rocks in a little "work dish" and not your main tank to avoid releasing the toxin into the water.

 

Thanks guys! I have the rubber band fairly loose. The polyps already opened back up and seem like they'll be ok. I am aware of the palytoxins and still didn't wear a glove! The worst part is I have a small cut of my finger that I wasn't even thinking about when I did this until I felt the burn from the saltwater. Hopefully my hand doesn't end up all infected like some of the pics I've seen.

 

rubberband may work but i personally would go get some super glue gel. Keep us posted on how it is workin out

 

The rubber band worked great. Took a little over a week for the zoas to take foot on the new piece of LR. They're doing great and already producing new polyps!