How to remove zoos from a rock without killing them...????

[apelaston]

I have zoos and an acan sharing a rock and the acan is killing the zoos due to growth...is there anyway I can get the zoos off of the rock minus chiseling and the zoos survive or would I be better moving the acan which I am scared to do since I only have one of those and 100 polyps of this particular zoo.....either way i would still prefer what i move to live..

any suggestions or ideas?

[mrs. justcoral]

Chisel the zoos. It won't kill them if you take some rock with them.

[Secondgen]

I agree with Missy, thats the only way to get them off of the rock.

[apelaston]

they are not really in a position that i could chisel them...

i was thinking about taking a butter knife and wedging them off underneath the 'mat' or whatever that is they attach them selves too...i donno....thank you for your responses!

i am new to this so i am CLUELESS

[MechanicalEngineer]

Sometimes I've managed to scrape them carefully off with a credit card, but other times it doesn't work.  The best thing to do is to chisel.  Sorry. 

[apelaston]

welp i have a few extra of those around i am going to give that a try this weekend...

[Riderc82]

Everyone was new at this at one point.  In a couple of months you will be asking how to get rid of them.  Make sure you put them somewhere where they can have plenty of room to grow.  Good luck

[apelaston]

In a couple of months you will be asking how to get rid of them. 
you talking about the credit cards or the zoos lol i will probably need help with both now that I have started my saltwater expedition haha
Make sure you put them somewhere where they can have plenty of room to grow.
I ave all of them pretty segregated in my tank and on the sand actually so that things don't get out of control and i am sure i could get them off of the sand rather easily. I HOPE.

[Riderc82]

zoo's can be bad about spreading but I think Anthelia tops the charts.

[apelaston]

zoo's can be bad about spreading but I think Anthelia tops the charts.

any my anthelia or pom pom coral whichever it is (i get conflicting answers) hasn't spread from the 5 inch piece of tonga that i got it on at all....... lol

neither have my green star polyps..shoot i think they are actually receding but everything else seems to be thriving..