LPS Top Stingers

[FishyMel]

Can you guys list the most venomous LPS? I put a heliofungia in with my shark and ray and that didn't work out to well... so pretty much anything more dangerous than a heliofungia. The animals I am mosted interested in would be the brain corals both open and closed. But I'd also like to hear some other really bad stingers that way I don't come home with something that is going to terrify/injure my shark and ray again. It is so hard trying to find information on stinging capabilities on the web.

TIA

 

[scapes]

my hydnophora is pretty bad...

 

[seapug]

Most Euphyllia (Hammers, Frogspawns, and Torches) are notorious stingers. They will even leave marks on your arms if you aren't careful around them. Bubble Corals, too.

Galaxea and most Faviids are capable of sending out long thing sweepers that will sting

Then there are the Fire Corals....

I wouldn't put any large single polyped stony corals like a Brain in a tank with a shark and a ray. They are way too delicate and likely to get buried in the sand.

 

[FishyMel]

The shark and ray are pretty delicate with the corals, both have been in captivity for a while, the shark has never seen anywhere besides my tank considering he was hatched from an egg, the ray has been in my tank since he was a little tike causing both to be quite gentle and scared of everything new. They are very careful with the current zoanthids, mushrooms, and anthelia currently in the tank and never knocked them over or got sand on them.

The tank is mostly a sand bed for swimming space for the shark and ray and then in the corner I have a reef. Just to get an idea of the tank arrangement.

Anyway, how venomous are brains? I understand they have sweeper tentacles too, but how often are they used. The shark and ray harming it is the least of concern, I know my shark pretty well.

 

[fisher84]

Other then Euphyllia I wouldnt worry about them sting a shark or a ray you would think that the leathery skin would protect them. I would think the biggest problem for the sharks and ray would be the skeleton, its sharp. My bubble cut me when I didnt even know I touched it. The main concern is the coral my open and closed brain get stressed when a grain of sand gets on them. JK a little overbroad, but they do stress easy.

 

[seapug]

The Trachyphyllia brains wouldn'tbe a problem as their tentacles are short and close quickly if something other than food lands on them, but "closed" brains can send out sweepers like all the other faviids.

 

[FishyMel]

How bad do heliofungias usually sting? Their tentacles hurt my ray and shark pretty badly.

 

[S_Stoney_S]

my closed brain sends out 6-10" sweepers out every night. All over it. Its softball sized at the moment and some xenia are trying to get close. They are in for a nasty surprize I think.

 

[iboard2]

If they were beat up by a heliofungia I would:

Stay Away From:
Brains (Favids), Fungia, Euphyllia (Torch, Galaxea, Frogspawn, Hammer), Acan Enchinita, Duncans, Scolymia, Bubble, Tongue Coral

Might try, but be careful:
Acan Lord, Chalice (on the fence with this one), Lobophyllia

Probably OK:
Candy Cane, Blastomussa Merletti (Welsi would get killed by your livestock, too fragile), Cup Coral, Turbinaria (Scroll Coral)

Here's my picks based on your description:

LPS: Blasto Merlettis, Candie Cane, Acan Lord

Soft Coral: Neon Toadstool, Neon Clove Polyps, Mushroom / Rics, zoanthids/palys, and Gorgonian (Some awesome colors, require a large volume of water, I am assuming you have that with a shark tank)

Of course this is all my opinion, make sure before you get an; do all your homework.

 

[FishyMel]

Thanks alot iboard2 that list is very helpful. I am totally new with corals I've been doing every type of fish for 17 years from fresh to brackish to salt and it is just now I've started corals. What I have learned from fish though is how to keep water pristine, parameters in check, and general feeding. So hopefully this transition won't be too rough with research and help.