blue cove polyps

pleasants9 · 07/25/2012, 03:12 PM

do blue clove polyps have any natural enemy? They are starting to get out of hand.

RyanSweatt2004 · 07/25/2012, 08:23 PM

Fraging tools are the only known natural enemy of such coral......LOL But seriously, just cut or scrape them back and at worst, trade out the affected rock with other reefers or your local fish store. Craigslist works well for selling corals as well. I've sold many on there.

OodleyBoodely · 07/25/2012, 10:24 PM

If you lived closer, I'd help you get rid of a few of those!

(you could try kalk paste on them too, in small amounts.

Catastrophi · 07/26/2012, 08:31 AM

I have to kalk mine back..they're like a plague. It's almost like I'm cutting the grass. lol

OodleyBoodely · 07/26/2012, 04:50 PM

A beautiful plague! I figure around larger soft corals and lps they would be ok...fill in without covering over like gsp will. Anyway, I plan to get some when my tank is ready.

MattyO · 07/26/2012, 07:38 PM

NYRC president Dr Harry has them all over his 210 and it looks great. They are not invasive so they don't take over other corals and give the softie look that coralline cannot.

million206 · 08/07/2012, 01:54 AM

I just got a frag of these and I am worried about them spreading! Quick grower?

tmz · 08/07/2012, 10:52 AM

They grow quickly; in some tanks they are invasive. Particularly bothersome when they invade zoanthidae colonies,ime.

insanefishguy · 08/07/2012, 12:57 PM

If you see little white balls on the polyps, siphon them quickly! They will settle all over and the take over begins

bmullikin1 · 08/13/2012, 04:17 PM

they are invasive, I started out w a 1" patch in my 180, 1yr later they were all over the place, worse part they were invading my zoa collection, overrunning them and chocking them out. Found that fluke tabs work to kill them, down side it kills leathers, gsp, zenia as well. good luck finding them, no one makes them anymore in the us and canada.

07/25/2012, 03:12 PM	#1
pleasants9 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: PENSACOLA, FL Posts: 203	blue cove polyps do blue clove polyps have any natural enemy? They are starting to get out of hand.

07/25/2012, 10:24 PM	#3
OodleyBoodely Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Azle, Tx Posts: 748	If you lived closer, I'd help you get rid of a few of those! (you could try kalk paste on them too, in small amounts. __________________ 37gal w/LED lighting with cement/oystershell/perlite background, DSB, 20l sump w/refugium with 30lbs lr, Reef Octo skimmer, royal gramma, purple firefish, 3 pajamas ------------------------------------- Ol' Fatty DIY Reefer Woman

07/26/2012, 04:50 PM	#5
OodleyBoodely Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Azle, Tx Posts: 748	A beautiful plague! I figure around larger soft corals and lps they would be ok...fill in without covering over like gsp will. Anyway, I plan to get some when my tank is ready. __________________ 37gal w/LED lighting with cement/oystershell/perlite background, DSB, 20l sump w/refugium with 30lbs lr, Reef Octo skimmer, royal gramma, purple firefish, 3 pajamas ------------------------------------- Ol' Fatty DIY Reefer Woman

07/26/2012, 07:38 PM	#6
MattyO Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 761	NYRC president Dr Harry has them all over his 210 and it looks great. They are not invasive so they don't take over other corals and give the softie look that coralline cannot. __________________ 29 Biocube-5/1/2011-Acan/Zoa Dominated, B&W Clown, Blue Spot Watchman & Pistol, Helfrinki FireFish. 72 Bowfront-8/1/2011-LSP & Soft Dominated, 4 54w T5HO's, Octopus 160, 29 Gallon Sump. Yellow Tang, M. Lyrtail Anthia, 1 B&W/Osc Clown Pair, Pseudo, Red Mandarin, Bicolor Blenny, Longnose Hawk.

08/07/2012, 10:52 AM	#8
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 19,782	They grow quickly; in some tanks they are invasive. Particularly bothersome when they invade zoanthidae colonies,ime. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

07/25/2012, 08:23 PM	#2
RyanSweatt2004 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maine Posts: 440	Fraging tools are the only known natural enemy of such coral......LOL But seriously, just cut or scrape them back and at worst, trade out the affected rock with other reefers or your local fish store. Craigslist works well for selling corals as well. I've sold many on there.

07/26/2012, 08:31 AM	#4
Catastrophi Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 326	I have to kalk mine back..they're like a plague. It's almost like I'm cutting the grass. lol

08/07/2012, 01:54 AM	#7
million206 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 31	I just got a frag of these and I am worried about them spreading! Quick grower?

08/07/2012, 12:57 PM	#9
insanefishguy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Palo Alto, PA Posts: 707	If you see little white balls on the polyps, siphon them quickly! They will settle all over and the take over begins __________________ ~Joe Hylka Current Tank Info: 335 total gallon system: 125 mixed reef under HO t5'S, 40g fuge, 75g frag tank, 55g sump, and 40g water change reservoir

08/13/2012, 04:17 PM	#10
bmullikin1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: seminole florida Posts: 1,130	they are invasive, I started out w a 1" patch in my 180, 1yr later they were all over the place, worse part they were invading my zoa collection, overrunning them and chocking them out. Found that fluke tabs work to kill them, down side it kills leathers, gsp, zenia as well. good luck finding them, no one makes them anymore in the us and canada.