Palythoa grandis pigmentation or disease?

[Vladimir3311]

Hi!

During a night inspection of the two colonies of palythoas, I saw many small white dots on the back of the polyps. Using a flashlight and a strong magnifying glass, I could not determine what it was. The points are of different sizes. They are motionless. They can't be blown off with a pipette. I tried to gently clean a few dots with the tip of an eyedropper but it didn't work.
Please tell me what it is? Natural pigmentation? Or do I have cause for concern ...?

Sorry for my english. Sincerely, Vladimir

 

[blaxsun]

You’re bold! I wouldn’t touch grandis with a 10-foot pole!

 

[JumboShrimp]

I just added 3 more Grandis to my tank last week (for a total of 8), and I have my eye on another. Do you really find them so terrifying @blaxsun, or are to trying to get in a good scare?

 

[blaxsun]

I just added 3 more Grandis to my tank last week (for a total of 8), and I have my eye on another. Do you really find them so terrifying @blaxsun, or are to trying to get in a good scare?

The few people I know who’ve handled them have all ended up in the hospital.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Yikes. I busted the 3 frag plugs down with a chisel (avoided the coral itself, obviously) and glued them to the rock by hand. Of course, I have no intention of doing something outrageous like ‘scrubbing’ or ‘boiling’ the rock, and had no open cuts; but I guess gloves and eye protection would have been wise.

 

[Vladimir3311]

I think all accidents associated with polytoxin are due to individual intolerance and allergies. I can easily and without problems touch with my bare hands all types of palythoas in my aquariums. Often my hands are damaged by my cat. But I think that everyone should be careful and not follow my example.
So what about my question?
Who else has Grandis, what does their body look like from the outside? Also in small points?

 

[lynaea75]

To answer the OP question, those spots are normal for paly’s

 

[JumboShrimp]

Yes, as to the original question, although the back of my Grandis don’t have those spots, yours don’t seem to be negatively affected, and I wouldn’t think they will succumb to what I see in the photos, given how bullet-proof they seem to be. :)