Can hammers, frogspawn, and torch live in one tank?

[Reeferz412]

Im thinking of purchasing a torch coral so I can just have the big three in my tank: Frogspawn, Hammer, and (if its a go) Torch Coral.

My question is, will there be some sort of warfare if all three exist in one tank? What if they touch each other? I have plenty of room to keep them seperate so space is not an issue. Both my frogspawn and hammer I got as super tiny frags because I enjoy watching my frags turn into beautiful large corals.

Also, if anyone has a pic of all three in their tank can you post? Id love to see some pics since I have actually never seen a picture with all three together.

 

[frogmaster421]

yeah that should be fine i have 5 different hammers 3 frogspawns and a torch all are good ill try to post a pic im not sure if they sting eachother id keep a lil space im pretty sure hammer and frog can touch but i wouldnt even risk it

 

[BigAl2007]

They are all in the same family. I've grown all literally touching in as small as a 10g tank with no problems. Anything in the Euphyllila family usually gets along well with all the others. Good question though

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphyllia

 

[EllieSuz]

I have a hammer and a frogspawn touching each other with no problems. The torch will eventually reach them too and I don't expect any difficulty then either. Here's a photo of the hammer on the bottom and the frogspawn right above it. Can you tell where they touch?

 

[Reeferz412]

I have a hammer and a frogspawn touching each other with no problems. The torch will eventually reach them too and I don't expect any difficulty then either. Here's a photo of the hammer on the bottom and the frogspawn right above it. Can you tell where they touch?

I see, well that is very reassuring. Thank you all for the input and the picture. I am more of a "gotta see it to believe it guy" so thanks for the photo. I will look around for a torch frag. This will be a true LPS tank once I find that addition! :spin1:

 

[Spyderturbo007]

I really have nothing to contribute to this thread, but wanted to say that I love hammer corals. I really think they are my favorite corals. I find myself staring at mine all the time.

 

[spollock818]

They would be fine. Ive had all of them in the same tank and touching them

 

[n0rk]

All three listed species are in there and get along just fine. As a general rule, mixing Hammers of different origins works poorly, as does mixing Hammers and Torches - but anything else and it's game on.

 

[Reeferz412]

Beautiful setup n0rk. I only have one hammer and its fairly small right now.. I dont plan on getting another one unless there is one that truly wows me.

 

[RLM60]

Be careful with the torch. I had a torch and hammer that grew to the point of touching and they had too be separated. They used to attack each other constantly. Somtimes torches don't play well with family.

 

[willietang021]

they are pretty much good next to each other, but if one is stress or in poor health, and it is next to a very healthy aggressive piece (hammer or frogspawn or torch) the stings might be too much for the unhealthy one and melt away.