Corals touching?

[Davoaldo]

My acro have grown so much that some are starting to touch each other. Do they sting each other to death? Or can i just let them fight the interception zone out? Or do they just keep growing without stinging each other since they are all acro?


I've read some threads that said as long as its same species they don't fight. But if they don't do just jsut grow aroudn each other?
(not just acro's)

 

[Ding2daDong]

It is very rare that the acropora will grow together. They most likely will sting each other or the one more dominate will sting and grow on the other.

I say frag them a little and make a couple bucks!

lol

-Matthew

 

[seapug]

yeah, they will fight. One usually wins and strips the tissue off the other. They will also change the direction of their growth to avoid each other. It's easiest to just snap tips off to keep them apart.

 

[Davoaldo]

So then basically i shouldn't let any coral touch each other same species or not?
Also what is a good way to handle acro's do i just grab it and it will grow back?

 

[seapug]

Same species is fine, but not same Genus. Identifying to the species level can be very hard to do with Acros. Some that look very similar can turn out to be different species that won't get along. You can use cutters for large pieces but I usually just snap offending tips off with my fingers.