Robb in Austin Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Got an area of my Monti cap that is now white. It's also very close to some GSP. The rest of the Monti looks fine, my other SPS look fine. Any one heard of GSP killing off SPS? Not via growing over it, but like stinging it. The other thing I can think of is STN, but again my other SPS and the rest of the Monti looks fine. Should I try to break off the area affected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Yes. Get rid of that crap. (Your tank unhelpful, previous BFF West) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 Here's a pic. The area in question is probably the size of a nickle. Also, the GSP isn't right up on it as the pic makes it look. It's coming up from the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 I fixed your poor spelling o0za. You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Yeah that's happened in my tank. Hard to believe such a cheap coral could be so aggressive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Yeah that's happened in my tank. Hard to believe such a cheap coral could be so aggressive... What did your GSPs damage/kill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 My gsp almost killed a Mille colony. I pulled it and had to frag the colony to save it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I have observed that the star polyps nearest to a neighboring coral start to protrude spikes from the usual polyp "fronds". I don't know if these have stinging potential but I have seen it kill other corals that it touches. So yes, the cheap, weed-like coral can take a toll on neighboring corals... at least what I have observed. -Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I've had it sting a couple different monti caps (orange, purple and green with blue polyps), and a birdsnest. It can also choke off kenya trees but they seem to be able to keep it at bay by shedding their outer skin. Plus it's not such a bad thing to have fewer kenya trees... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 emily is the pol pot of kenya trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Oof. That's perhaps a bit extreme... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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