It was this big... Now its this big...

[Eagle_Steve]

@Eagle_Steve here are the best pics of the tentacles I could get. The mouth looks like my Haddoni but the tentacles and the body structure do not.

Here is my Haddoni for comparison

Looks like a haddoni, but the verrucae are the easiest way to ID carpets. Gigs have bluish/purple, Haddoni are clear/barely visible, Merts are red and almost form a solid line near the foot. Helianthus have yellow/orange.

from the other pics I didn’t see any verrucae on the column.

 

[F i s h y]

Looks like a haddoni, but the verrucae are the easiest way to ID carpets. Gigs have bluish/purple, Haddoni are clear/barely visible, Merts are red and almost form a solid line near the foot. Helianthus have yellow/orange.

from the other pics I didn’t see any verrucae on the column.

Correct it is pure white. And now it's completely buried so even if they are there no way to see them now... either way it's beautiful. Thanks for taking a 2nd look at it.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Correct it is pure white. And now it's completely buried so even if they are there no way to see them now... either way it's beautiful. Thanks for taking a 2nd look at it.

Not a problem. I even looked on the pc instead of my phone. So you know I love you, as it is a rule for me that no PC outside of work lol.

 

[F i s h y]

Not a problem. I even looked on the pc instead of my phone. So you know I love you, as it is a rule for me that no PC outside of work lol.

I totally get that!

 

[F i s h y]

Well.... I love my new Citron clown goby pair... but they won't leave my acros alone. I was afraid of this. I have a place in my sump they can go... but now I need to catch them... @fishguy242 @LRT @MERKEY @Crabby48 Anyone have any tricks. They are eating the polyps off my acros. They need to go...

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Well.... I love my new Citron clown goby pair... but they won't leave my acros alone. I was afraid of this. I have a place in my sump they can go... but now I need to catch them... @fishguy242 @LRT @MERKEY @Crabby48 Anyone have any tricks. They are eating the polyps off my acros. They need to go...

Have read mixed reviews on the subject from eating to just removing a small section of acro tissue to lay eggs on

Clown Goby Symbiosis

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[F i s h y]

Have read mixed reviews on the subject from eating to just removing a small section of acro tissue to lay eggs on

Clown Goby Symbiosis

Clown Goby Symbiosis: Check it out image via anters.wordpress.com You have seen them at the pet store,or even own one or two of your own. For a cheaper fish they are quite cute and peaceful, unlike most Damselfish. They get their name from their similar body shape to the clownfish. Like the...

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I have bleaching and polyps missing from all of my acros... they were blowing up with growth and now especially the 2 acros they call home...

 

[Thespammailaccount]

I have bleaching and polyps missing from all of my acros... they were blowing up with growth and now especially the 2 acros they call home...

From what I have read is they can nip and will remove a piece of tissue to lay eggs which generally does no harm to colonies and that arcos grow faster with them present but if they are trying to host a frag the frag may not be able to handle them removing a portion of tissue

 

[Thespammailaccount]

The sump or another tank sounds like a good idea until the acros get bigger you can always try again in the future

 

[F i s h y]

The sump or another tank sounds like a good idea until the acros get bigger you can always try again in the future

That's what I'm thinking. I just don't think my small colonies and frags can keep up. I read that they feed on the mucous of the polyps and tissue. If the colonies are big enough they can handle it...

 

[Thespammailaccount]

have not tried acros yet but want to try

 

[MERKEY]

Shoot catching those little buggers is going to be hard.

At night I would think would be best.

Any chance to remove enough for a little bit to get a better chance of catching?

 

[F i s h y]

Shoot catching those little buggers is going to be hard.

At night I would think would be best.

Any chance to remove enough for a little bit to get a better chance of catching?

Gosh I wish... but unfortunately no. Aqua scape is now just 2 large structures covered with 50 or so different coral... im thinking at night too... im not happy... I really like them.

 

[sp1187]

Well.... I love my new Citron clown goby pair... but they won't leave my acros alone. I was afraid of this. I have a place in my sump they can go... but now I need to catch them... @fishguy242 @LRT @MERKEY @Crabby48 Anyone have any tricks. They are eating the polyps off my acros. They need to go...

feed with a turkey baster. when they know food is coming from it, they will come to it. easy to net.

 

[F i s h y]

feed with a turkey baster. when they know food is coming from it, they will come to it. easy to net.

Unfortunately I have not seen them eat any food since I got them, but they are def nibbling on my corals... I thought about that too... little monsters

 

[sp1187]

bait a trap with your favorite acro.

 

[F i s h y]

bait a trap with your favorite acro.

I dont think frank would like that. I got it from him...

 

[sp1187]

I dont think frank would like that. I got it from him...

you would know better than me, but guessing fishdude has more.

 

[F i s h y]

you would know better than me, but guessing fishdude has more.

He has a few peices but thats it lol he deals in the much more popular lps... euphyllia the most.
I think he may get a couple soon. I have 2 from him. Wild acros are so much more appealing to me than most of the high end stuff. Eventually I might get a real gem to color up out of one. For me keeping a wild acro alive is such a challenge.

I'm going to use tonight to spy on the Gobies and tomorrow night to catch them...

 

[sp1187]

no sps, besides montis, for me.
they aren't tough enough to live in my tank.