Newbie ?: Do Aussie Acans sting each other?

[mskurdah]

Hi:

I have a medium sized rock and am considering putting more than one Aussie Acan frag on it. Will they sting each other if they grow too close?

Thanks.

 

[currentking]

nope. It will be ok

 

[RevHtree]

As the KING said, no they will not.

 

[mskurdah]

Thanks!

 

[zeppelin]

Different aussie acans can, for sure, yes. Lordhowensis wont sting each other, neither will hillae, neither will bowerbanki, but put the different aussie acans together and they will. Ex: acan lord next to an acan bowerbanki. As long as you keep the same type of acan together you should be fine.

 

[mskurdah]

Great information. Thanks again.

 

[skydragon]

sting or not i wont put them too close anyway. for long run they need room to grow too. you want them to grow don't you?

 

[weaselslucks]

not to hijack the thread but is there a site or book that identifies which acans are which?how do you tell them apart?

 

[nUgZ]

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/coralsearch.php

 

[RevHtree]

Here are some of mine grouped together and many touching.

 

[weaselslucks]

so if it looks like each other its probaly safe?

 

[Justin74]

The problem with this question is the word "aussie", implies that they are their own specie. The term Aussie is getting thrown around so much I'd think the Austrailians are almost getting tired of hearing it :lol:

Like zeppelin touched down on, depends on what specie of acan. Where the specie was collected from ie., Australia, or somewhere in the indo-pacific, does not matter. What matters is if it's an echinata, sub-ech, lordhowensis, hillae etc. Two lordhowensis can touch regarless from what region they were collected, the same goes for every coral we encounter in the hobby.

-Justin

 

[mskurdah]

Wow! Thanks for all the replies. That picture is spectacular

 

[dphins]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11845623#post11845623 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RevHtree
Here are some of mine grouped together and many touching.

I don't want to hijack the thread but, is there a reason why your acans are on eggcrate?

 

[Mental1]

so I have an acan touching a scoly and so far both seem okay -- am keeping an eye on them but so far nothing looks bad .....

 

[nUgZ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11864247#post11864247 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mental1
so I have an acan touching a scoly and so far both seem okay -- am keeping an eye on them but so far nothing looks bad .....

Not a good idea.

 

[RevHtree]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11863903#post11863903 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dphins
I don't want to hijack the thread but, is there a reason why your acans are on eggcrate?

I had just set up my new 120g and my Tunze 6100 kept covering them up so I put them on the crate till I could get it figured out. Got it pretty much under control although there is a spot of no sand still in the center front. Some of the acans are no mounted and some are on the sand bed growing. Here is a recent tank shot. Still lots of frags, but the tank is new and it's got to grow right?

 

[RevHtree]

Oh plus I buy them chop them up and sell to chumps for outrageous prices.



LOL! JK!

 

[All Delight]

Nice tank Rev, always wondered how yours looked.

 

[dphins]

Your tank looks good Rev. I like it without the ugly eggcrate.