Hi,
I've had this trumpet coral frag that's been overtaken by captain jerk palys. I tossed around the idea of using aiptasia x or other chemicals to kill the palys but concluded that the best way to deal with the palys is manual removal. I then plan on putting the frags on plugs and maybe growing and selling them.
I plan on removing them in the garage with the door open for ventilation, and also wearing a mask, gloves, and goggles. I would like to know about the toxicity of captain jerks before I move on. I've heard some awful stories about palytoxin, and wonder if I should even do anything with the trumpet coral frag, in fear of these palys being very deadly. Does anyone know the toxicity of this specific species? I was also going to remove some toxic green palys from a rock but read about their toxicity. I am mainly focused on helping the trumpet coral, and am curious about captain jerks' levels of palytoxin, though I can't find much info on them.
Thanks!
I've had this trumpet coral frag that's been overtaken by captain jerk palys. I tossed around the idea of using aiptasia x or other chemicals to kill the palys but concluded that the best way to deal with the palys is manual removal. I then plan on putting the frags on plugs and maybe growing and selling them.
I plan on removing them in the garage with the door open for ventilation, and also wearing a mask, gloves, and goggles. I would like to know about the toxicity of captain jerks before I move on. I've heard some awful stories about palytoxin, and wonder if I should even do anything with the trumpet coral frag, in fear of these palys being very deadly. Does anyone know the toxicity of this specific species? I was also going to remove some toxic green palys from a rock but read about their toxicity. I am mainly focused on helping the trumpet coral, and am curious about captain jerks' levels of palytoxin, though I can't find much info on them.
Thanks!