Yuma killer :(

[TonyV]

Well I had a Yuma that was well placed. It soon became very, very large and just recently started to sting my blue mili colony. I tried to move the darn thing but it soon ripped to shreds. Any tips for the future for moving these things if they get too big? I tried the power head method and moving the SPS was not an option. I also have an infestation of mushrooms that need to be groomed. Any tips for these as well? I just ripped these apart but I didn't feel so guilty as I did with the Yuma.

 

[Lance M.]

If it is firmly attached to the rock, the only suggestion I have would be to take a fresh razor blade and cut the mushroom's stalk as close to the rock as you possibly can to keep the polyp intact, but the pieces left on the rock will soon grow into new mushrooms...

 

[Lateralus]

Did the yuma end up survivng?

 

[TonyV]

No I removed what I could. The rest appeared to melt away, but there is still some flesh remaining on the rock that could spring a new one.

 

[DThompson]

The best way I have found is to cut them off the rock with a dremel. Cutting them off with a razor can be rather risky. imo.

 

[chaungo]

I put a piece of rubble directly on top of a ricordia once and it migrated to the rubble and voila!