Sponge growth on Octospawn

[goody]

I have a sponge (white areas in photo) that is overtaking the branches of my Octospawn and possibly encroaching on the heads. Should I remove it with a razor blade?

 

[ReefStable]

If it's growing quick or looks like it may cause a problem, I would scrape it off

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I have a sponge (white areas in photo) that is overtaking the branches of my Octospawn and possibly encroaching on the heads. Should I remove it with a razor blade?

I would use a syringe and h2o2. That way you can get the h2o2 right onto/into the sponge without getting any on the coral flesh.
(By the way, I don't believe that's an octo. Looks like a frogspawn)

 

[goody]

I would use a syringe and h2o2. That way you can get the h2o2 right onto/into the sponge without getting any on the coral flesh.
(By the way, I don't believe that's an octo. Looks like a frogspawn)

Thanks for the reply. Would I need to be concerned with the sponge dying in the tank from injecting it with hydrogen peroxide and causing any issues? That's why I thought scraping might be better,but more difficult to get it all removed. I couldn't recall if it was an octo or frog. Here's an older video when I first got it and an older photo (orange filter).

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

It's a small amount of sponge so shouldn't cause any issues if it dies off.

Very nice frogspawn (fimbriaphyllia paradivisa). Octos (fimbriaphyllia yaeyamaensis) have "tips" up and down the tentacles.

 

[C4Rez]

Funny! Dealing with the same thing (wrote about the same time too!). So far, it’s been harmless.

@EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal sent me over. That’s a beautiful frogspawn; love how the color gradients. I’ve pretty much ignored the sponge the last 2 years. If I end up fragging pieces off though, I may end up just cleaning it with a razor and/or diluted 3% H2O2 (outside the tank).

 

[goody]

Funny! Dealing with the same thing (wrote about the same time too!). So far, it’s been harmless.

@EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal sent me over. That’s a beautiful frogspawn; love how the color gradients. I’ve pretty much ignored the sponge the last 2 years. If I end up fragging pieces off though, I may end up just cleaning it with a razor and/or diluted 3% H2O2 (outside the tank).

I ended up trying to scrape some off and h2o2 other parts. It was not easy with how tight the heads are.