Fragged a Maxi Mini

pnavarro170 · 04/03/2012, 09:44 PM

Well since im preparing myself to frag some BTA's i figured i would try my hand at cutting a maxi mini anemone i have. Now this guy is really nice great purple color with green on the skirt. He was up my glass in the corner of it and let me tell ya not easy at all to pull off, really on there. even with credit card i had to be careful not to damage him. There was a long article in an issue of CORAL magazine that went on and on about how hardy these guys are. So i wanted to give it a shot. I had water set aside with some isodine to help him out still and was amazed how fast they try and heal themselves. I even used drunk drawer scissors for this. I will be getting some better scalpels for the next time i do it for sure. Anyways thought i would share and show you progress. As hard as he was to take off the glass i might be selling them off, really cool nem though.

here is a minute or 2 after the cut. already curling up

about 5 min or more after cutting, i kept removing the water and adding new iodine water to it.

and about 15 minutes later i put them back in the tank with the flow turned way down.

and about 25 min in the tank

I cant believe how fast they closed themselves up. I will update for sure.

rpjaws74 · 04/03/2012, 11:46 PM

Wow thats pretty impressive!! talking about how fast they recover j/k! That to but I think you did a very good job also. Are they for the auction?

pnavarro170 · 04/04/2012, 08:25 AM

Well this morning one piece looks to be completely healed and back to normal size and on the glass. The other piece is still the same as the last pic. One side didn't cut as nice as the other one and got squashed a bit in the process but I still expect it to recover. And I'm sure I'll have something for the auction.

pnavarro170 · 04/04/2012, 09:06 PM

still no progress on one of the 2 halfs, still looks good but the same as when fragged, the other one is back to normal pretty much. I did frag a different maxi mini and both halfs look to be doing great. this was today.

rpjaws74 · 04/04/2012, 09:27 PM

I agree with you they do look good I might just have to add one to my tank!!

pnavarro170 · 04/04/2012, 09:36 PM

Well i just might have one for ya by the time the meeting goes down.

rpjaws74 · 04/04/2012, 09:50 PM

Cool man appreciate it!

pnavarro170 · 04/06/2012, 03:58 PM

Well one of them hasnt really recovered, i might take him out of the tank, and the other one looks back to normal fully. So lesson learned, they are much thicker and tough in texture than you think, so dont use scissors. even though an article i read said you could. Guess he had better scissors .

I also fraged another one and both sides look to have recovered, a long sharp knife with a curve to it seems to be the best bet. Then so se saw that from one end to the other is the best way. Dont cut back n forth. Ill post pics later.

lsaucedo · 04/06/2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by pnavarro170

Well one of them hasnt really recovered, i might take him out of the tank, and the other one looks back to normal fully. So lesson learned, they are much thicker and tough in texture than you think, so dont use scissors. even though an article i read said you could. Guess he had better scissors .

I also fraged another one and both sides look to have recovered, a long sharp knife with a curve to it seems to be the best bet. Then so se saw that from one end to the other is the best way. Dont cut back n forth. Ill post pics later.

I would of recommended a surgical knife....it would have cut like butter.

pnavarro170 · 04/06/2012, 04:15 PM

I was gonna get one or a new exacto blade, but i didnt want to make several cuts or move the blade back n forth, but yes that probably would have been better anyways.

lsaucedo · 04/06/2012, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnavarro170

I was gonna get one or a new exacto blade, but i didnt want to make several cuts or move the blade back n forth, but yes that probably would have been better anyways.

We live and learn...that is what this site is about....we tell each other the good and the bad. That way we all dont make the same mistakes.

pnavarro170 · 04/29/2012, 11:23 AM

yeah dont cut them with scissors, the other one i fragged correctly is in rpjaws tank. both pieces. He can update on those hopefully.

alphamale · 05/05/2012, 11:45 AM

I have fragged them before two. I will say if they are on glass just get a straight razor and cut them in half were they sit that works too just thought I would buzz in

stvguerrero · 05/11/2012, 03:12 PM

nice cuts and rapid healing those are some nice colors

04/03/2012, 09:44 PM	#1
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	Fragged a Maxi Mini Well since im preparing myself to frag some BTA's i figured i would try my hand at cutting a maxi mini anemone i have. Now this guy is really nice great purple color with green on the skirt. He was up my glass in the corner of it and let me tell ya not easy at all to pull off, really on there. even with credit card i had to be careful not to damage him. There was a long article in an issue of CORAL magazine that went on and on about how hardy these guys are. So i wanted to give it a shot. I had water set aside with some isodine to help him out still and was amazed how fast they try and heal themselves. I even used drunk drawer scissors for this. I will be getting some better scalpels for the next time i do it for sure. Anyways thought i would share and show you progress. As hard as he was to take off the glass i might be selling them off, really cool nem though. here is a minute or 2 after the cut. already curling up about 5 min or more after cutting, i kept removing the water and adding new iodine water to it. and about 15 minutes later i put them back in the tank with the flow turned way down. and about 25 min in the tank I cant believe how fast they closed themselves up. I will update for sure. __________________ 150G

04/03/2012, 11:46 PM	#2
rpjaws74 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 1,340	Wow thats pretty impressive!! talking about how fast they recover j/k! That to but I think you did a very good job also. Are they for the auction? __________________ rpjaws Current Tank Info: 500 glln system/ Reef

04/04/2012, 08:25 AM	#3
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	Well this morning one piece looks to be completely healed and back to normal size and on the glass. The other piece is still the same as the last pic. One side didn't cut as nice as the other one and got squashed a bit in the process but I still expect it to recover. And I'm sure I'll have something for the auction. __________________ 150G

04/04/2012, 09:06 PM	#4
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	still no progress on one of the 2 halfs, still looks good but the same as when fragged, the other one is back to normal pretty much. I did frag a different maxi mini and both halfs look to be doing great. this was today. __________________ 150G

04/04/2012, 09:27 PM	#5
rpjaws74 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 1,340	I agree with you they do look good I might just have to add one to my tank!! __________________ rpjaws Current Tank Info: 500 glln system/ Reef

04/04/2012, 09:36 PM	#6
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	Well i just might have one for ya by the time the meeting goes down. __________________ 150G

04/04/2012, 09:50 PM	#7
rpjaws74 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 1,340	Cool man appreciate it! __________________ rpjaws Current Tank Info: 500 glln system/ Reef

04/06/2012, 03:58 PM	#8
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	Well one of them hasnt really recovered, i might take him out of the tank, and the other one looks back to normal fully. So lesson learned, they are much thicker and tough in texture than you think, so dont use scissors. even though an article i read said you could. Guess he had better scissors . I also fraged another one and both sides look to have recovered, a long sharp knife with a curve to it seems to be the best bet. Then so se saw that from one end to the other is the best way. Dont cut back n forth. Ill post pics later. __________________ 150G

04/06/2012, 04:15 PM	#10
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	I was gonna get one or a new exacto blade, but i didnt want to make several cuts or move the blade back n forth, but yes that probably would have been better anyways. __________________ 150G

04/29/2012, 11:23 AM	#12
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	yeah dont cut them with scissors, the other one i fragged correctly is in rpjaws tank. both pieces. He can update on those hopefully. __________________ 150G

05/05/2012, 11:45 AM	#13
alphamale Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 29	I have fragged them before two. I will say if they are on glass just get a straight razor and cut them in half were they sit that works too just thought I would buzz in

05/11/2012, 03:12 PM	#14
stvguerrero Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: el paso tx Posts: 200	nice cuts and rapid healing those are some nice colors