Acro Vs Star Polyps

[Clownfish]

hi,

dun noe anyone has this experience, my star polyps r growing closer n closer to my acro... dunno i shld leave it as it is a not??? cos i realli scared the stars will cover my acros!

anyways, i tried to frag the star polyps by trying to pull out a layer of it.... however, it's difficult to pull out a whole piece! in the end i hav to use my pincers n scrap n KILL the star polyps that r near my acro

next time, shld i leave it or there's any betta way to take out the star polyps??? pls share ur experiences, thanks!

[ocellaris_clownfish]

No experience but I recall reading from a few sites that star polyps are very peaceful, usually lack of defence from other aggressive corals...

So if acro and star polyps meet, I think acro will win bah... just a logical guess ah

[Dispar_Anthias]

No start polyp can really sting... i used to lose an acro and portion of my zoos to it

[ocellaris_clownfish]

Actually I read that there is another coral that resembles star polyps very much - Briareum which are commonly sold as Star Polyps lor...

So wonder whether it is the Briareum that kills your acro, some species of Briareum are even toxic and aggressive.

[ocellaris_clownfish]

Found this Briareum picture ...

http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/d_mau...7/proptank4.jpg

look like star polyps?

[Siaokia]

Hi..i too am keeping this Briareum..they`re under the family of gorgonians...they`re also called sea stalks...mine is not like those in the picture but they`re branching. It is said here that it is semi-aggressive and can be toxic.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Actually I read that there is another coral that resembles star polyps very much - Briareum which are commonly sold as Star Polyps lor...

So wonder whether it is the Briareum that kills your acro, some species of Briareum are even toxic and aggressive.

Hmm it does look like star polyp... hmm mine should be killed by start polyp.... rather sure

[Clownfish]

so i guess it's betta to be safe than sorry then

i shall KILL my star polyps if it comes near to my acro again next time

anyone noe any method i can frag out the star polyps more easily? it's attaching itself veri steadily to the liverock n i cannot take the live rock out.... tink it's realli a waste to scrap it away in my opinion, can give it away to other pple instead

[surfedelic]

Your starpolyp will outgrown and kill your acros. I sold all my star polyp in my tank.

[ocellaris_clownfish]

so i guess it's betta to be safe than sorry then

i shall KILL my star polyps if it comes near to my acro again next time

anyone noe any method i can frag out the star polyps more easily? it's attaching itself veri steadily to the liverock n i cannot take the live rock out.... tink it's realli a waste to scrap it away in my opinion, can give it away to other pple instead

Dont kill them la, can pass to me, I love polyps...hehehe

[Clownfish]

Your starpolyp will outgrown and kill your acros. I sold all my star polyp in my tank.

thanks! finally someone with experience

i tink i will keep a close look out on them