Chalice aggression

[Stu]

I have a pink chalice that occasionally sends out some kind of sweeper at night. It extends about 2-3" and has killed acans and stung brains really bad. Anyone else have any experiences like this with chalices?

[zoozilla]

Yes, this is very typical. When I was out of town for 2 days, my pink-eyed chalice managed to sting and kill a small Acan and Favia colony

[Sikryd]

Yeah, take a look at night. Different ones/types have them, not all do.

I have seen one that was a huge colony and 10" tentacles.

[lanman]

I have a pink chalice that occasionally sends out some kind of sweeper at night. It extends about 2-3" and has killed acans and stung brains really bad. Anyone else have any experiences like this with chalices?

 

Indeed - that's why I call my chalice Sanchez, the killer chalice. He spit out his spaghetti, and killed a WAR coral sitting 'downstream' from him. Fast, too! I had looked at the chalice and war coral earlier in the evening - and they were fine. A few hours later, the WAR coral was dead. I should have taken pictures - but I thought I could save the WAR coral.

 

bob

[Jan]

Oh yea, my little 2.5 inch Merulina sends out 2 inch sweepers during the day.

 

I have a pink chalice that occasionally sends out some kind of sweeper at night. It extends about 2-3" and has killed acans and stung brains really bad. Anyone else have any experiences like this with chalices?