I've fragged about every type of coral there is I think, except for the solid base LPS. There are people who say it can be done but I was always too chicken. Plucka, plucka LOL Maybe Anthony Calfo can shed some light on that subject when I see his presentation in Seattle (sponsored by the PSAS, I might add!) later this month.
With big softies, I like to cut the pieces that I want to frag *almost* all the way off, let it heal up for a few days and then just cut it off at the base. They seem to do better and attach faster.
I have a heck of a time getting some softies to attach with netting. I like to find a piece of rubble that has a crack or hole in it and then attach the frag in that spot with toothpicks and a rubberband. I tried just using the rubberband but it would often be on too tight and cut through the stalk after several days.
If I have mushrooms that I want to have in a particular spot in my existing rockwork, I cut them off as close to the base of their rock as possible and then use a plastic toothpick to stab them to the desired spot in the live rock until they attach on their own. (My, that sounds brutal :shock: )
Fragging corals is stinky work, lol, with Xenia having to rate at the top of the Stinik-O-Meter. My favorite coral to frag is my Capnella, it does it by itself!
