Blue Clovers Anonymous
 

Hello. My name is Kien, and I am a Blue Clover.

I started out 4, maybe 5 years ago with just half a dozen or so polyps. At first I didn't want them. Heck, I didn't even know what they were. Then, something magical happened. Six turned into twelve. Twelve turned into twenty-four, then before I knew it, every square inch of every rock was covered with them! At first I was afraid. I was petrified! Kept thinking I could never live with them in my tank.

But then, as time went on, I learned to appreciate their magnificence. I was fascinated, excited, and just in awe of their beauty. I would sit for hours just watching the polyps gracefully sway in the current like a choreographed ensemble of little blue dancers.

Thank you for letting me share.

Kien
Hello My name is Frizzo and I am a Blue Clover

I happen to love my blue cloves so much when they started to die during the flood I did everything in my power to save them. I find them much more beautiful than the unsightly purple stuff (Coralline) that grows all over my rocks yuk. I really hope that this first world so called problem of the clove polyp will end. Such a shame people want to "off" this beautiful creation. #SAVETHECLOVE

i took a small frag from Kien and as soon as it started taking off I removed it from my system. the fear filled my reefing soul. a free birdsnest frag from Kien once again gave me The Clove unintentionally. I've left it alone and now it's a magnificent purple patch of pestilence.

I thought it was blue moons and green clover.... Either way they are magical.

WTB some Blue Clover

We here at Blue Clovers believe in spreading the Blue Clove Love. So for you, free! Just come get some !

We said brutha! Save the cloves and spread the love!

You guys are cray. Those things are probably stripping your water of elements that would be beneficial to real corals

My next tank will be BCP dominant. :biggrin:

I guess i am a blue clover then too. i love the look of mine and my leopard wrasse keeps them under control so they don't go too crazy.

Wait, your leopard wrasse eats blue cloves??? Now that's cray Cray! You should be posting that in the *other* blue clove thread :lol:

Yes he nips at them from time to time but when i researched it i couldn't find anything on it. I don't think he's really eating them but the cloves definitely don't like it

I suspect he is picking at pods and worms that are hiding underneath the cloves. That's what my wrasses do.

Please guys keep the talk of any destruction of this wonderful vibrant coral in the other threads it will not be tolerated here:razz:

I want to set up a BC tank now :surprise:

blue clover, blue clover, I call more canreef members over...
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Pro Tip #63 - Blue cloves do a great job of choking out nuisance algae.

Obscure Fact #31 - Blue cloves are actually more purple than they are blue.

My thoughts are that there are no weeds in the ocean...any coral can over take any tank if given the right opportunity, time and water parameters.


I love Blue Cloves polyps and I'm glad to see that I'm not alone.

Now where's the Aiptasia Anonymous thread :razz: Oh my bad, off topic.

This thread is worthless without pics!!

Obscure Fact #35 - many blue cloves actually have white tips on their polyps. This gives them the appearance of beautiful and delicate little marine snowflakes.

also, if anyone is ever in this situation, drop me a line. I got your back!

I need me some of dese to go with my greens, gsp that is...

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This clam wears a blue clove smoking jacket.

^ Thats awesome!

I want blue clove please!

a coat of blue cloves ! NOICE !

got Blue Cloves ?
 

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Blue cloves living in harmony with its neighbours.

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Blue cloves choking out something that's NOT a blue cloves (button right). I'm not sure what that other stuff is but it definitely stings corals.

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tres sexy!

just think of all the pods living under that lush canopy. you're one hell of a landlord CloverKien.

So pretty. I want some for my tank. It can live next to my very small patch of GSP. :)