No I know I won't eradicate in that way, but if there are flatworms on it. They can't scatter away they'll be stuck in my hand. I think I'm just going to take it out. The frag that I gave to a friend is doing really well and it's almost doubled in size so he'll be happy to give me a frag of it in the future. Should I do it now or wait a few hours?You can, but IF you have some type of flatworm or bugs, they will not all be on that one coral. They will be around it or on another coral.
I'm just saying, it wouldn't hurt to poke around after lights go out. You will be amazed at the life you see at night that you don't see during the day time.
It would also be peace of mind.