Fuji Leather-Fraging Pics.

[Whitebird1]

Had to do it. I used a method shown on garfs site, Impaling the frags on small plastic points on reef plugs. the one change that I made was to make small plastic disks with a paper punch and use them as a cap to hold the frag in place till it takes hold on its own. Out of 1 med yellow Fuji Leather I was able to make 28 Frags.
FewPics!!
The Leather

The Plugs, plastic sword cut to size and mounted, hole punch,and plastic stopper things.

Using nail to punch small hole in plastic ring.

Surgery

Frags

Now just wait, see what happens!

 

[shipwrecked]

Great idea, kinda reminds me of Vlad the impaller...lol and count me in for a frag!

 

[ynotme4886]

neat idea.....would like to see what they look like after they attach and grow out a bit

 

[Whitebird1]

Seemed like a good idea at the time! Hold off trying it, taking losses overnight. I read that this was a difficult one to propagate, Ill post up again in a few days when the frags settle down. Lost at least a dozen so far.

 

[MadReefer]

Interested in a frag once everything settles in.

 

[daveh285]

I'm finding when fragging my leathers, they seem to do better if I cut them one day, drop them in my refugium for like a week,letting the cut heal before mounting them on a base. They don't seem as stressed and perk up quickly.

 

[mikem]

I was watching this thread to see if you were going to have good success. From my experience and from what I've read, Fuji leathers don't like being fraged.

 

[Whitebird1]

I was watching this thread to see if you were going to have good success. From my experience and from what I've read, Fuji leathers don't like being fraged.

I concider the Fuji a loss! Did not work. At the same time I fraged a toadstool and some cabbage leather and have a 100% survival rate.

 

[Jcurry@wesketch]

Fiji Yellow leathers are very sensitive to bacterial infections. If you decide to try it again don't push the frags down to the plug. Let them sit above the plug to allow good circulation around the entire frag.

 

[Whitebird1]

Perhaps Not bacterial, these guys melted overnight, never saw that happen so fast. in retropect, less trauma, larger frags, do the leave them alone and let them heal,

I'm finding when fragging my leathers, they seem to do better if I cut them one day, drop them in my refugium for like a week, letting the cut heal before mounting them on a base. They don't seem as stressed and perk up quickly.

And interesting, I researched this for awhile and could not find a single reference to this leather being sussesfully fraged or any cultivated frags for sale!

 

[njstillwell]

That's why they are so expensive

 

[Whitebird1]

Just as a follow up, I do have 6 frags that look like they might make it. Healing up and have polyp extention. Perhaps this is possible to propagate after all. Allready planing my next attempt.

 

[AngelPete]

I'm interested in one of the frags if they make it. where are you located?

 

[Whitebird1]

manasquan, it will be awhile, if they do make it they may be brood stock for further frags.