Sponges and polyps

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Hi. So I was reading up on one of my Zoanthids. I read that sponges can choke the life out of them. The Zoas are on a small rock. They are Grandis Palys. But the yellow sponge is on half of the rock and wrapped around the stalks of some of the polyps. Do I need to remove the sponge and what is a good way to do it?
 
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Probably. Just a flat sponge. Yellow. On top and bottom. I took it off. Probably didn't need to
 
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Most of those are harmless Clathrina clathrus sponges.
Yeah I think I killed a harmless sponge. It was wrapped around the bases of the grandis stems. I read sponges can choke the polyp. Wouldn't it choke it if it was wrapped around the base? Does it have to be venemous to choke it?
 

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There are sponges that can do that (google Terpios hoshinota if you want to see a horror story), but the common Yellow Lace Sponge isn't one of them.
 
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