I've seen several discussions about how to remove palys, or at least keep them from overtaking neighboring corals. I thought I'd share something that has been working for me. I like the look of my palys and didn't want to remove them all together. I also didn't want to risk possible exposure to toxins. I tried putty at one point but they quickly grew right over it. So after reading and trying one successful technique for removing aptasia, I wondered if it would work for palys as well.
I'm sure I'm not the first to do this but wanted to share because while I've seen this done with those pesky nems, I haven't seen it applied to other out of control colonies and it's worked quite well so far.
I mixed kalkwasser into a heavy paste and used a pipette to place a small clump into the mouths of just the palys I wanted to back off a bit (I had a few little zoas just not getting their shot to spread). After two days the heads receded and there is plenty of room for the little guys.
Anyone else tried this? Any adverse effects to be concerned with? So far this feels like the least invasive technique I've found. Thanks all [emoji1]
I'm sure I'm not the first to do this but wanted to share because while I've seen this done with those pesky nems, I haven't seen it applied to other out of control colonies and it's worked quite well so far.
I mixed kalkwasser into a heavy paste and used a pipette to place a small clump into the mouths of just the palys I wanted to back off a bit (I had a few little zoas just not getting their shot to spread). After two days the heads receded and there is plenty of room for the little guys.
Anyone else tried this? Any adverse effects to be concerned with? So far this feels like the least invasive technique I've found. Thanks all [emoji1]
