SPS about to touch....

[Stickboy97]

So I have an ORA pearlberry that is growing very well and a green goblin that is growing well not very far away. They are probably less than a week from running into each other. What do you do? Just let them work it out, or do you trim 1 back?

I see nice mature tanks on here all the time where the corals seem to grow around each other.

thx

 

[YetiCrab]

leave them be imo. I wouldnt trim them.

 

[Reefer40b]

Mine seem to grow around each other... but im sure not all will. I say wait and see... you can always frag too..

 

[kevin_e]

Let nature take its course. They will work it out.

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[jml1149]

SPS about to touch....

My red planet grew into my WWC yellow tip, killed the branch and then began encrusting onto it. Then I fragged.

 

[Stickboy97]

WOW. I hope that doesn't happen. The way the 2 are growing (Goblin up OPB out), I'd probably have to frag the OPB. And I like it so much I don't want to frag it.

 

[Big E]

If the corals are smallish or frags I'd keep them separated. You never know how a specific coral will react by getting attacked.

I had my Ultimates Rainbow Rtn the whole side of a 3" colony in a few days when just one branch tip was burned by my Paletta. It has stopped but if it hadn't within a few days I would have had to frag it out.

With large colonies it's probably less of a risk.

Just be careful, as you don't want to lose a prize coral.

 

[bvaughn7]

I've seen similar types "grow around" each other and through each other mostly peacefully. Different species will fight and one will dominate. I wouldn't take a chance on that Pearlberry. Mine have been pretty sensitive.

 

[kevin_e]

All coral will end up touching in an established reef at some point. They tend to work things out.