Agressive Frogspawn

[mess7777]

I have a large frogspawn, about 10 heads that is doing great. I also have a smaller 4 frag head from the same colony that is filling out nicely.

However, the smaller one seems to be extremely agressive. It has long 4 inch tentacles extended almost the whole day while the lights are on. It recedes at night(along with most other corals). It was stinging the hell out of my favites and pipe organ. I moved it somewhere where it currently can't reach anything else. However, within a month or two it will grow enough to reach some other corals near it.

Does anyone know what can cause a coral to be like this. Especially considering the two I have are from the same source and the larger one rarely extends like that. It's a bit annoying, to the point I might just sell it to get it out of my tank.

 

[droth335]

All euphylia are pretty aggressive and have the capabiity of long sweepers to sting their neighbors and they all seem to have their own tolerance as to what they believe is too close for other corals to be in "their buble". You either have to give it the space it needs or put in up for sale (they are very popular though and pretty easy to sell!)...good luck!

 

[jbonez]

thats odd mine does just fine but he only has 2 heads

 

[droth335]

thats odd mine does just fine but he only has 2 heads

Give it time and you'll eventually see its aggressive nature (perhaps you don't have any other coral close enough for it to feel its turf is being invaded I have 3 hammer/frogspawn that have between 10 - 25 heads and they have all stung their neighbors as they've grown causing me to relocate one or the other....

 

[jbonez]

ya i suppose your right.

 

[iamwrasseman]

they are all pretty much aggresive IME and you need to give them space for sure .

 

[mess7777]

they are all pretty much aggresive IME and you need to give them space for sure .

what is that fish in your avatar?

 

[iamwrasseman]

pretty cool huh ? it was one of many choati leopard wrasses that i have attempted to keep . please dont buy any as they should be left on the reef . its pretty much impossible to keep in captivity as i have found out through the past years of trying ,

 

[Cubbies]

Here's my hammer. During the day it seems like its just looking for trouble all crazy with its sweepers. Be careful, they do sting! I had to isolate it at the top of the tank cause it would just sting anything near it.