clove polyps

Have some nice golden clove polyps that are very pretty...but also grow like a weed. So far they seem to luckily be growing around my corals, but this growth is too explosive. I thought removing them would be a breeze but their web is harder to remove than I expected. Any suggestions?

Does anyone know what this strange grey stuff is on my clove polyp?

So I bought a frag of plating sponge at an LFS and it came with some clove polyps and zoas. I especially like the clove polyps and would like them to survive but don't want them bothering the sponge either. Should I remove the other corals and put them in separate spots? If so, any...

This morning I noticed a patch of clove polyps that were growing up the glass had dissapeared completely. The glass is completely bare (no green film algae or anything) around where the polyps are missing as well. On both sides of the missing patch all the rest of the polyps are fine and open as...

I want to know what my best option here is. I have a nano and my GSP and clove polyps are starting to get slightly overgrown but I’ve never fragged before. The clove polyps at my LFS are usually $10 per polyp so I would love to frag up that colony and start making some money back. Also, I’m only...

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Hey everyone! So really at a loss on this one, but got these clove polyps about 2 months ago and they've been great open and out. About a week ago they closed up for some reason and I thought may have something to do with lighting as I was already looking to upgrade. Switched lights and still...

Hey, so a few of my palm trees have these little “balloons” growing from the tops. The ones that do have turned a much brighter green then the rest. Is this how they spawn?

Hey folks! Let's see those giant clove polyps, the more mild mannered and less invasive member of the clove polyp group of corals! Here is my current crop of giant clove polyps: I got these bad boys at MACNA this year. They have dark green "leaves" with a gold neon stripe running down the...