jamal May 24, 2007 Share May 24, 2007 just as the title suggests they are on the same rock and i want to know if i should cut the paly off. is one coral a danger to the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal May 25, 2007 Author Share May 25, 2007 is this question to advanced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman May 25, 2007 Share May 25, 2007 is this question to advanced? I think perhaps it's a little confusing... favia's usually grow by themselves; create their own rock, so to speak. When freshly fragged, they have a bare spot on their skeleton, but they eventually cover that with polyps. If you have a paly growing on the skeleton that the favia is going to cover, I would suggest removing it to another location. Although - a favia with a palythoa growing out of the middle of it might be interesting. Favia's are somewhat aggressive, putting out 1-2" sweeper tentacles at night; so it might very well kill the paly before it ever becomes a problem. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal May 25, 2007 Author Share May 25, 2007 you may be right bob but it seems you are not confused. that is the answer i was looking for. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 May 25, 2007 Share May 25, 2007 Don't forget that palyothoas are toxic... you never know what you might get if you try and remove it or if the favia tries to kill it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary May 25, 2007 Share May 25, 2007 2003 word reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak May 25, 2007 Share May 25, 2007 2003 word reply. Awsome pics! Do ya got em bigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal May 25, 2007 Author Share May 25, 2007 well how do you guys recommend i remove it safely? i would like to keep it as it is a pretty green so what should i do? thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigJPDC May 25, 2007 Share May 25, 2007 I fragged pallys over the weekend and it was more difficult for me than zoas, and for the first time I got squirted, luckily on the arm but it shot out about 2-3 feet. So wear goggles! The tricky part was isolating a pally on the rock they have attached to, but I was able to find space to slide a razor under them and cut away the rock they were on. They look awesome green under actinic and moonlighting. Good luck Jamal! jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman May 25, 2007 Share May 25, 2007 well how do you guys recommend i remove it safely? i would like to keep it as it is a pretty green so what should i do? thanx Judging from Emissary's pictures, you don't really need to. They seem to get along pretty well Take bigJPDC's warning to heart. They are toxic. You can search the WAMAS boards to find out how NOT to deal with them. Wear gloves and goggles and keep your mouth shut... the best way would probably be to take a very small chisel and chisel out a piece of the 'rock' that it is attached to, then super-glue it to something. For small operations, on reasonably soft material, I use an x-acto knife with a chisel blade. Some of them propagate themselves very well - to the point of becoming a nuisance. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 May 25, 2007 Share May 25, 2007 If you have access to a tile saw, cut the part of the favia that has them off and then you've got your paly isolated on its own rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary May 25, 2007 Share May 25, 2007 Awsome pics! Do ya got em bigger? Yeah, see virtual reef tank link in sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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