Candy cane

[Emarley]

Hello fellow reefers,

Sorry for the newbie questions but only 10 weeks into the hobby and trying to learn as much as possible.
Bought my first lps, a candy cane, love this coral but not as much as my clown goby lol.
Noticed we have got Xenia growing on the side, can I frag this to move it somewhere else in the tank as the mrs loves Xenia, if I leave it will it harm my candy cane

Thanks in advance

Dom

 

[roberthu526]

It’s not going to harm the candy cane in the short term but in the long run it may cover the candy cane up and block the light. I would wait for a month or two until the candy cane starts growing to make sure it is doing fine before fragging it.

 

[Scotty Buttons]

Looks more like Clove polyps to me. Either way I would try to scrape them off the candy cane, if they keep growing on its skeleton they could annoy or overpower the candy cane.

 

[rogersb]

Looks more like clove polyps to me too. I would scrape it off and chuck it in the trash.

 

[Emarley]

Thanks for the replies, how do I scrape it off?

 

[ChiSox Rabbitfish]

I would be more worried about the candy cane harming the Xenia. Yes the Xenia can grow big and cover the candy cane but the candy cane has sweeper tentacles that come out when feeding and can sting the Xenia

 

[Scotty Buttons]

You can probably use a butter knife or something of that nature to scrape them off