What are these, starting to pop up

[w8lifts]

Can’t figure out what these guys are, they are starting to pop up in some frags that use to be clean. Don’t want to dip them again unless I have to, as I just changed the light spectrum that kind of made my tank mad at me these last couple of days (wanted less blue)

 

[hyprc]

blue cloves?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Can’t figure out what these guys are, they are starting to pop up in some frags that use to be clean. Don’t want to dip them again unless I have to, as I just changed the light spectrum that kind of made my tank mad at me these last couple of days (wanted less blue)

Looks like little cloves and while many including myself like them, they can be invasive

 

[w8lifts]

Do they get along with acans ?!?

 

[Narideth]

Oh boy, blue cloves. Definitely looks like those. They can spread and take over rockwork, glass, sand and climb right over and suffocate out some other corals. I don't believe they sting though. They are super pretty, but be prepared if you intend to keep them.

I've only recently learned about them myself, but I would not risk keeping them in my tank. I've read stories of people letting their rocks completely dry out and restarting tanks and them coming back after.

 

[hyprc]

Do they get along with acans ?!?

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[w8lifts]

Yeah I’m gonna just grab a brush and take care of it outside the tank.

 

[w8lifts]

Alright they gone from two plugs now that had them, and on my closest frag rack in the glass to watch them, thanks