What to do with stung polyps.

[jon.profeta]

He said to clip the polyps that have gotten stung with clippers. To remove the bad parts. Should I do that? Here is a pic. Zoom in on the left.

 

[saltyphish]

They could recover but I see no reason why cutting the bad looking heads would hurt. Basically just fragging the colony.

 

[Tahoe61]

I see no need for an intervention. If you want to cut the stalk to the individual polyp head you can use small bone cutters.

 

[yaridong]

I see no need for an intervention. If you want to cut the stalk to the individual polyp head you can use small bone cutters.

+1

 

[evolved]

BTW, these are Blastomussa merletti, and LPS; not a soft polyp like a zoanthid.

 

[jon.profeta]

I got that whole piece for 22.99. The guy thought it was a a regular polyp.

 

[jon.profeta]

Mag is at 1280 Ca is at 420 and alk is at 10. All levels are good. How fast do these guys spread?

 

[evolved]

Can be pretty fast; much faster than their bigger cousin at least (wellsi).