Yellow Leather Toadstool vs Hammer

[tankedagain]

They are close now, after growing out for six months....they seems ok except the toadstool doesn't open the polyps in proximity to the hammer and curls up slightly. I have seen the hammer send out one stinger briefly, but retracted it after touching the toadstool. Can I leave them be or do I need to separate them.

 

[Hormigaquatica]

I had a leather and a frogspawn in that kind of situation for a long time and saw just what you said- the few inches of toadstool closest to the frog stayed closed all the time. I eventually just trimmed back the leather. I would suggest seperating them one way or another; if nothing else it is added stress on the corals- may not kill them, but can affect their growth. I imagine that kind of aggervation would make the leather release higher than normal amounts of toxins into the tank, which could affect Everybody in there.

 

[lvreefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8842659#post8842659 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hormigaquatica
I would suggest seperating them one way or another; if nothing else it is added stress on the corals- may not kill them, but can affect their growth. I imagine that kind of aggervation would make the leather release higher than normal amounts of toxins into the tank, which could affect Everybody in there.

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