carpet vs. other corals, who wins?

[stryker]

Just got a carpet and can't beleive how sticky and tacky the tentacles are. What would happen if it touches my other corals?

zoanthids
rics
blastos
acans

and mainly SPS

Can you guys please share your experience with carpets.
Thanks,

 

[SVXH6]

the coral would not make it through a sting fom the carpet.. the carpet would easily kill any of the coral you listed..

 

[Toddrtrex]

I agree, I have had a couple of SPS frags fall onto my Haddoni, was on a short period of time, maybe a minute or two, and noticed a few bleached spots --- It did recover. The Haddoni looked fine.

 

[criccio]

I had a torch coral fall into a haddoni overnight and the haddoni was burned where the torch laid. The haddoni did heal in a few days.

 

[Rod Buehler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6856533#post6856533 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by criccio
I had a torch coral fall into a haddoni overnight and the haddoni was burned where the torch laid. The haddoni did heal in a few days.

My euphyllias also win the battle. I am betting that the acans would also win.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I have one large Stichodactyla haddoni and hundreds of S. tapetum in my aquarium. I also have LPS, SPS, Gorgonians, Corallimorphs and softies.
IME Ricordea are more destructive than any of my carpet anemones. I've seen Ricordea kill small carpet anemones.

Ricordea yuma attacking a mini carpet anemone

 

[catastrofe]

I agree with criccio, Rod and Gary. . .rics and torches/hammers etc. will win the anemone battle. Zooanthids seem to stay alive, but they don't like the contact.

 

[ClownNut]

the rics will lose and the torch/hammer/frogspawn might have a fighting chance. zoo will close up. and clam...depend how often u feed it. mine i feed it every other day, it seem fine touching the clams. but i did quit feed it for a week. my clams...1 died...

 

[SVXH6]

IME, ANYTHING my H.Magnifica has touched has lost.. leathers, euphyllia, acan, zoos, mushrooms, anything.. including me, got me in the forearm and it was itching and burning like crazy!!

 

[criccio]

That may be true of H. magnifica (I don't know I never had one), but he's asking about carpet anemones.

 

[SVXH6]

just thought it was something to mention.....

 

[criccio]

...and good to know, thanks.