Sarcothelia

[peppe_67]

Greetings,
I've got a beautiful little blue thing in my tank that have hitchhiked along with some of the other corals that I got, and as I understand it it's a Sarcothelia.
According to an article that I saw this little pretty thing is very invasive and should be removed.
As I think it´s so beautiful I would like to have your opinion about what I should do.
Right now I have this in three places in my tank (see markings on the picture below, is there anywhere you think that I could keep it (and keep and eye on it so it doesn't spread)?
If I have to remove all of it would it then be a good idea to place some Ricordea florida on the little rock in my lower left corner of the tank, or should I have something else there that could cover that rock?

Best regards
Peter

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Google blue clove polyp.

Quite beautiful. But it will spread across the tank. Not just grow over stuff like Xenia and Gsp spread and “weed corals”.

It’s a no joke hazard.

Double check the id (pic is a bit fuzzy)but....

 

[peppe_67]

Google blue clove polyp.

Quite beautiful. But it will spread across the tank. Not just grow over stuff like Xenia and Gsp spread and “weed corals”.

It’s a no joke hazard.

Double check the id (pic is a bit fuzzy)but....

I hope this pic is better.
So are you saying that I should remove all of it?

 

[norfolkgarden]

It sure is beautiful isn't it?

Kill it with fire.
[emoji53]

It arrived in the early 90s (?).

From

"OMG my coral is breeding in my tank. This is so amazing!"

To

"It's *everywhere*! It's swallowing the other corals whole!"

In just a few years.

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...&share_tid=308994&share_fid=1020&share_type=t

 

[peppe_67]

It sure is beautiful isn't it?

Kill it with fire.
[emoji53]

It arrived in the early 90s (?).

From

"OMG my coral is breeding in my tank. This is so amazing!"

To

"It's *everywhere*! It's swallowing the other corals whole!"

In just a few years.

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...&share_tid=308994&share_fid=1020&share_type=t

I agree with your first reaction but don't want to go thrue your second so now I've taken them out of the tank(hopefully)
I'll look for other corals with beautyful colors.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Lol, yeah, it really is beautiful.

A lot of people have had a long term problem with it.

I'm stupid. [emoji854] I still wanted to try it. It's pretty.

But conformation that it will climb up acros and other corals instead of just snuggling up to them was what finally detered me.
[emoji53]

 

[peppe_67]

Hmm, I wonder, could it be a Sympodium that I have?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Hmm, I wonder, could it be a Sympodium that I have?

I don’t belive it’s a symphodium no.
But there are several types of blue cloves.
Def look of some pictures of over run tanks. There are some extremely subtle details you’ll need to see.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Hmm, I wonder, could it be a Sympodium that I have?

If the picture in the 3rd post is from your own tank then it is the classic and beautiful BCP.

I wouldn't wait to long to remove it.

Lol, I still want to do a nano with colorful majano, zenia and BCP.
Just terrified of cross contamination with the main tank.
[emoji47]

 

[Joshua2598]

Kill it please.

 

[peppe_67]

If the picture in the 3rd post is from your own tank then it is the classic and beautiful BCP.

I wouldn't wait to long to remove it.

Lol, I still want to do a nano with colorful majano, zenia and BCP.
Just terrified of cross contamination with the main tank.
[emoji47]

Yes, that pic is from my tank. I did take it out the other day and put it in the trash but then someone said that it wouldn't cross the sand so I put it in again. But now you've convinced me, it out of the tank!
Thanks for all help and input in this [emoji4]