Nuisance Polyps

[joncohen]

Can anyone recommend a way to control these soft polyps? They are over running my LR. Can they be controlled, like aptasia, with an injection of kalkwasser?

 

[kv2wr1]

Frag them, sell them, get money.

Wear gloves through if they are palys.

 

[plecosword]

I wish mine could grow like that, are they under metal halides?

 

[d3rryc]

The pic looks like they're yellow polyps rather than palys. You should be able to control them similarly to aptasia, but I think kv2wr1 has the better idea - frag them and sell them. I've had decent luck removing them with tweezers and remounting them on frag plugs using super glue.

 

[plecosword]

They are yellow polyps, they are very easy to frag, you can just grab the rock, and cut a few of them out, get as close to the base as you can. then super glue them to rock rumble or a coral plugg. your live fish store might even give you credit for them

 

[Madfronter]

You can make an island just for those polyps so they aren't touching any other rocks. This way they won't spread and you can control them a lot easier. But getting rid of what is already there is another story.

 

[buffalo123]

You can make an island just for those polyps so they aren't touching any other rocks. This way they won't spread .

Like that idea, i have zoos in my aquarium that are quite prolific. Not to mention the leather coral that grows and grows
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