| I can't say that I have been brave enough to try it yet, but I can offer up some thoughts on the subject.
First, I don't think it's a good idea to snap them off IF the skeleton they are attached to is still a healthy bright white, like near the heads of the coral. I think the "young" are still using the mother colony to survive. This is only MHO tho.
If the skeleton they are attached to looks grey or "old", then chances are that the baby is not still part of the mother colony.
The tissue of euphyllias goes fairly deep into the recesses of the skeleton, and in the first example, it's possible that the young's tissue is still attached to the main growing head. Again, this isn't a fact, but a well-earned hunch.
Finally, I wouldn't frag it if ANY tissue still connects it to the main head, on the Outside, I.E. the tissue covering the skeleton. Any time you have to tear tissue, you leave that coral open to infection and possible mortality. Good news is that branching hammers will each be affected individually instead of as a colony, meaning only immediate polyps will be affected.
Let us know if you DO try it out!
Cos |