What corals can touch each other?

PirateLove · 05/16/2016, 08:36 PM

I have heard corals in participating in "chemical warfare." Can my sps touch each other or do I need to trim them back from each other. Also the same with encrusting montis?

thegrun · 05/16/2016, 09:29 PM

Someone pretty much always wins. Sometimes there is a standoff where neither coral advances further, but in most situations one coral will overgrow or sting its neighbor so it can continue to grow. Many reefers just let the corals settle things on their own, but corals with long stinging sweeper tentacles should be isolated from other corals.

Ron Reefman · 05/17/2016, 05:06 AM

Corals are just like people, some can live together in the same spot, some just get along, some don't like each other very much, some fight like cats and dogs and some can't stand to even live next door to each other in separate houses!

05/16/2016, 08:36 PM	#1
PirateLove Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Lexington,KY Posts: 511	What corals can touch each other? I have heard corals in participating in "chemical warfare." Can my sps touch each other or do I need to trim them back from each other. Also the same with encrusting montis? __________________ "Pirate love, is what I'm looking for. Pirate love, is what i'm wanted for." Current tank: Cad Lights 42 versa. Kessil AP700. Some Sps and Lps.

05/17/2016, 05:06 AM	#3
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Corals are just like people, some can live together in the same spot, some just get along, some don't like each other very much, some fight like cats and dogs and some can't stand to even live next door to each other in separate houses! __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

05/16/2016, 09:29 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Someone pretty much always wins. Sometimes there is a standoff where neither coral advances further, but in most situations one coral will overgrow or sting its neighbor so it can continue to grow. Many reefers just let the corals settle things on their own, but corals with long stinging sweeper tentacles should be isolated from other corals.