Grouping brain corals

[starkii]

Not really played with brain corals much but can you keep similar species like favia, favites, goniastrea and montastrea close together in an almost brain garden arrangement? I know you really need to leave a little gap for growth but do their stingers wipe each other out or are they fairly tolerant of each other in the same way euphyllias (well except torch) can be?

 

[starkii]

:wave:

 

[boon_hogganbeck]

I've wondered the same...

 

[bpcardona]

I would like to know the answer aswell. Currently I have a few about to grow near, was just gonna see what happened.

 

[starkii]

I know that I have seen 2 different colour morphs of the same species intertwine before but just can't find any pics of multiple species almost touching.

I'm sure someone must know.

 

[TheSaltySnailer]

I have never tried it, but my guess is they will have a war. Only one way to find out. Just watch them closely

 

[greech]

There is a better than average chance, they will fight. They may just do enough damage to fight each other off or they may completely annihilate one another. All if those corals have a pretty strong sting and are aggressive. You will be likely ok until they grow close to one another but they can send some pretty long sweepers out.

 

[Reef Bass]

Favia and Favites will happily sting to death whatever they can touch with their sweepers. Keep them at least sweeper length away from everything.

 

[Mussin]

I keep all my wellso close, they can touch. Their feelers are very short. I give my lobos some room they are more aggressive. My maze brain has long sweepers.

Jeremy

 

[snorvich]

Favia and Favites will happily sting to death whatever they can touch with their sweepers. Keep them at least sweeper length away from everything.

Excellent advice.

 

[bpcardona]

Favia and Favites will happily sting to death whatever they can touch with their sweepers. Keep them at least sweeper length away from everything.

Well I have one that need to move.....