which corals can be isolated in the same tank as others?

[Riona]

I know stuff like GSP and xenia love to take over tanks, but I'm wondering how to tell if they'd do okay in a tank with stonies if they were isolated, or if they would just take over anyway. Currently I've got a biocube and a 10 gallon tank, though I am hoping to turn the 10 into a planted tank for some shrimp(again. . .) but would really like to keep some of the softies that I've got in there, if I can keep them isolated so they won't take over the cube.

I've got the blue. . . clauvaria? I know I butchered that. . . The "snowflake anthelia" some discosomas, a yuma and a no-id shroom that appears to be a rhodactis to me, some pulsing xenia, some GSP(I know those can be isolated without jumping) and a tiny little kenya tree. I don't mind some preventative maintenance to keep them in line, but I don't want to be shooting a half gallon of lemon juice into the tank to keep the softies at bay either >_>

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

if you're asking if you can keep a mixed reef, then there is no reason why this day in age you cant...if you have the right chemistry, husbandry and patience you can keep anything in your tanks...my 5 gallon is a mix of pretty much everything with very little to no issues...

that said half of what you listed are both aggressive/invasive growers and will take over a tank in no time...so due diligence on your behalf will have a nice tank

 

[wireefman]

all softies imho are invasive... they drop babies, release eggs in to the water ect ect... I have a softie tank and there is a lot of pruning that goes on... basically daily upkeep

 

[Riona]

So more or less if I had a few rocks with the soft corals on them, I would still end up pruning them off of the other rocks before long then? That was my main concern, just that they would take over the rocks I wanted to dedicate to other corals.

Thank you for letting me know that it is something I should not try

 

[wireefman]

this is aways the dilemma with me... there are some softies I always seem to must have.. I start my tanks out lps/zoa dominated... I end up adding a couple really nice softie specimens. and because im a sucker for tank movement I end up trading high end lps/zoas for leathers and shrooms...

softies love organic rich water... this doesn't mean high trates, phosphates ect... most other coral prefer the opposite end of the spectrum.. if you were to add a select few pieces they may do well for you, however I would expect slower growth... maybe less vivid colors ect.. its been done successfully numerous times..