Acan warfare

[lastlight]

I know there are different types of acans but how can you know which can touch or be near each other? I glanced into the tank a moment ago (lights aren't even on) and I saw this. Glad I noticed. I shook the poor little frag off and moved him further away. They've been next to each other for a month or more! The Green Loaf def won.

In general I'd say most of my acans look like the one that got attacked. seperate polyps that are easily distinguished even when fully inflated. The green guy looks more like a smooth surface.

[STANKYfish]

It's just trial and error, but Enchinata's are the worst. We keep them away from everything. We have lost many corals to them.

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

From my experience with acans and to put it simply if you have the Acan type that looks like a chalice never place it near another acan that is a button type shape.
Good to hear that you saved it otherwise it would have been toast.

[Skimmerking]

yuppers Brett that acan on the left is toast man. those on the right are a beast

[lastlight]

ok I do have one more to the right of the green loaf that looks like a chalice. can the chalice type be near other chalice types? i'm guessing the non chalice type are lords and will play nice together.

Interestingly enough all the spots where the acan got attacked are brown (no green left) and the polyps that narrowly escaped direct harm have green. I do think it will make it. I'll be creating a new garden with all the button types and creating a gap for the loaf and his other chalice type buddy.

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

the acan we are talking about (chalice like growth is Acan Echinata (thanx STANKYfish)

Chalice is fine near other chalice you could even fuse different types of chalice together
Acan Echinata will kill any other acan type or any chalice.
As for the acan you have,I would watch it for the day or 2 as it might be dying,hopefully not and if so it will eventually get its colors back.

[lastlight]

nice to know the biggest coral i have is a killing machine. i've made some space around the two echinatas (and spaced them apart from each other too) and will keep an eye on things. in a nano 'space' means 4 inches rather than 1 so it's not much. Hopefully enough!

uh oh....better get working on that upgrade. Besides, you've had this tank for 5 months now??

[DAVE]

I have never seen an echinata loose a battle. (they can be with each other)

They are nasty...but puurrrty

[STANKYfish]

I would also use a baster to blow any execess stuff off of it, it helps with the healing,IMO.