LPS and stings

[cpbartak]

Do all LPS corals have sweeper tentacles of some sort? If not, which don't? What LPS corals pack the weakest or even no stings? Thanks!

 

[jayball]

Do all LPS corals have sweeper tentacles of some sort? If not, which don't? What LPS corals pack the weakest or even no stings? Thanks!

Most do have sweepers of some length or a powerful sting in their regular tentacles and/or can extend Mesenterial filaments to digest nearby coral.

Duncan coral tend to be big wimps compared to most LPS.

 

[MrHyde]

Acanthastrea, Trachyphyllia, Nemenzophyllia, Polyphyllia etc are some LPS corals that don't seem to have long sweeper tentacles. You'll just have to see what works when placing corals next to each other though. (trial & error) GL.

 

[nereefpat]

I'll add candycanes (caulastrea) to the list

 

[Reef Frog]

Never seen long stinging sweepers from a scoot or plat either. Ditto with candy canes. Only short feeder tentacles with these to capture food. Goniopora have long polyps with small short tentacles that can deliver a moderate sting, but no individual stinging sweeper tentacles per se.

 

[zachfishman]

Frogspawn can definitely sting. Mine has killed parts of adjacent Montipora colonies.

 

[steallife904]

Frogspawn can definitely sting. Mine has killed parts of adjacent Montipora colonies.

2nd that, never have seen anything touch my frogspawn it didn't kill! hand a nice chalice fall into it one night and was white skeleton the next morning