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Lobophytum Sinularia Archives

"I've had this "Devil's Hand" for almost three years. It was perhaps a quarter of the size it is now (resident nutjob Flame Hawk included for scale). This coral will also periodically drop a 'finger' and has, to date, started several a new colonies which have had mixed success in the tank. Now, according to Borneman (Aquarium Corals, p.128), if this is a L. pauciforum it is "highly toxic to stony corals". This understanably makes me a little uncomfortable because it looks like a L. pauciforum, so I keep a constant eye on it, especially when it's "shedding". So far there have been no problems and it's certainly far enough from the stonies to keep me from panicing, but I do try to remove and sell any frags as soon as possible."

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