will zoas sting eachother?

[dmh41532]

I recently purchased a lot of frags and was wondering if I can keep them together or will they compete with each other for space?

 

[650-IS350]

Some agressive envasive growers will actually out compete others for space, growing over other Z's and P's, some shade them to a point that other polyps don't get light.

 

[dmh41532]

thanks

 

[650-IS350]

Ones I wouldn't personally put on my main rocks or close to other Z's and P's are ( My opinion )

Brown or Green buttom polyps.

Protopalythoas like these. ( Especially the brown ones or brown with light blue or silver on it SUPER envasive growers )

GSPs

 

[lazy_reefer]

they wont sting each other, they probably will just grow on top of each other and killing the weaker zoa

 

[dmh41532]

I have what started out as a frag of 4 polyps of radioactive dragon eye zoas, and is now more than 50, I recently ordered 8 zoa frags and had to place some near the dragon eyes. not sure if I should separate them, I'd rather lose the dragon eyes over the sunny d's and Hawaiian tropic zoas

 

[gatorsmashed]

From my experience polyps of the same size seem to do alright next to each other. It's when a much larger polyp is close to a significantly smaller polyp that you run into problems.

 

[Vucious]

I've seen a lot of zoa rocks with different zoas on them and they seem to be fine.

 

[dmh41532]

okay, I put the new ones with the larger polyps close to the end of the dragon eyes, where the polyps are newer and smaller. thanks everyone

 

[LAX Reef]

I have no see them sting each other, but their baby will morph into a new kind if their touch each other.

 

[650-IS350]

I don't think most Z's and P's have stinging capability like ( nematocyst ) that' aiptasia's, Anemones or jellyfish have.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnidocyte

but these has some talk about nematocyst with 2 types.
http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-004-2685-1

 

[1987]

I've never seen it happen. Look at all the rocks with multiple colors and types on it growing together