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Old 05-17-2010, 03:47 AM
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Default Blue clove polyps

I know these can be a pest just like GSP.

In my last tank I had a rock dedicated to GSP that was isolated from my main rock structure and I observed no spread beyond that rock. I had read that when the colony reaches some saturation point it can actually jetison polyps to then find a new home but I never witnessed this.

Would it be possible to contain the clove polyps in a similar manner? Or is there a similar saturation point risk? Or can crabs etc tear polyps off to then be set free and spread?

I'd love a splash of blue in the front in my low light area.
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Old 05-17-2010, 04:08 AM
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I thought the same thing but they spread like wildfire all over my rocks, looks really nice but it's intrusive!
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Cloves can and will spawn to spread throughout a system. I had them on a frag plug in my sump rack, and now there are a few here and there in the DT.
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Old 05-17-2010, 04:31 AM
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Dang. Guess that's off my list. Thanks for the feedback.
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