Kenya Tree Deforestation 4/25/09
Hello! I have a Kenya tree coral problem. I bought one, and now I have about 40 of them. They drop off branches to form new Kenya trees at the rate of a couple a day.
<A problem that many would like to have.>
They are attached to many big pieces of live rock which, if moved, would result in the collapse of my aquascaping, so removing the rock is something I can't really do.
<Okay.>
I am assuming, since they are multiplying so quickly, cutting them off with a razor blade won't do the trick, as they would just grow back from the little bit left of the stump.
<Likely so.>
What is the best way to remove these corals from my tank without pulling the rock out? And wouldn't cutting them in the tank risk hurting my other corals due to the slime it would produce?
<Well, I would pull out/cut out what you can, then use the technique
outlined here: http://www.asira.org/killingaiptasiaxeniaetc>
As always, thank you for your advice.
Never thought I would have a problem with too much coral growth! Anybody want some Kenya Trees? Ha!
-Tom
<Welcome, Scott V.>

Nephtheidae compatibility... re the dangers of small system-induced troubles    6/21/07
I have a 10g softie tank with only Xenia and Briareum.
<Trouble in such a small, unstable volume...>
I have space to add one, maybe two other compatible
<Not possible here>
soft corals to the left side of the tank. The Briareum is in the center on a rock, Xenia cover the whole right side. Doctors Foster and Smith have under their aquacultured section two different colors of Neospongodes sp. Both are noted to rely on symbiotic zooxanthellae within and easy care; the temperament is listed as "semi-aggressive". They also list a Heliopora caerulea that I was looking at and although they are currently out of stock it is listed as a 'peaceful' coral, containing zooxanthellae as well. Whatever soft coral I add would be closer to the Briareum but of course the concern is the unseen allelopathy. Would either of these corals be okay? Thank you.
<I'd use the money saved up for new livestock to buy your time back to investigate more... save up for a much larger system... You're otherwise setting yourself up for failure here by jamming too much incompatible life in too little space. Bob Fenner>