Acan Lords

[PaulPerger]

I have three Acan Lord Frags and I would like to mount them on one rock hoping that each will grow and cover a third of the rock for a very color diversified large Acan someday.

I have read however, that Acan Howensis are rather territorial and will kill nearby corals... Would I be safe with three Acan Lords? Or will Lords fight it out when they encounter eachother?

 

[fl3xlinton]

I have three Acan Lord Frags and I would like to mount them on one rock hoping that each will grow and cover a third of the rock for a very color diversified large Acan someday.

I have read however, that Acan Howensis are rather territorial and will kill nearby corals... Would I be safe with three Acan Lords? Or will Lords fight it out when they encounter eachother?

Looking for something like this but on a rock?

 

[PaulPerger]

Looking for something like this but on a rock?

Exactly! Looks like you were successful!

 

[ZipAdeeZoa]

I have three Acan Lord Frags and I would like to mount them on one rock hoping that each will grow and cover a third of the rock for a very color diversified large Acan someday.

I have read however, that Acan Howensis are rather territorial and will kill nearby corals... Would I be safe with three Acan Lords? Or will Lords fight it out when they encounter eachother?

From my reading it seems that Lords won't sting lords but other species will not play nice. Don't have any experience with this personally though.

 

[fl3xlinton]

Exactly! Looks like you were successful!

look closely at the bottom one tho. Either got stung or my cuc broke off a piece. I think for the most part it should be fine

 

[Retro Reefer]

They can touch each other without problems, I have a bunch around the tank and many close to each other..

 

[fl3xlinton]

I love me some acans. Currently letting mine grow up in the sand bed.

 

[CamKole]

I love me some acans. Currently letting mine grow up in the sand bed.

Question, what are the benefits of letting them grow in the sand first before putting on a rock?

 

[fl3xlinton]

Question, what are the benefits of letting them grow in the sand first before putting on a rock?

They probably are gonna grow in the sand until I get my second tank up and running. I just don’t want to glue them on a rock because they won’t be in this tank forever. I’m in the works of making my old 65 cichlid tank a good ole reef.

 

[ZipAdeeZoa]

Question, what are the benefits of letting them grow in the sand first before putting on a rock?

Mainly allowing them to adjust to your tanks lighting by starting them lower and slowly moving them up so they can acclimatize. With that said acans don't need that much light so people usually keep them lower in they're tanks. As mentioned its also just a safe place to put them until you're sure what you want to do with them.

 

[fl3xlinton]

Mainly allowing them to adjust to your tanks lighting by starting them lower and slowly moving them up so they can acclimatize. With that said acans don't need that much light so people usually keep them lower in they're tanks. As mentioned its also just a safe place to put them until you're sure what you want to do with them.

Well spoken

 

[CamKole]

Mainly allowing them to adjust to your tanks lighting by starting them lower and slowly moving them up so they can acclimatize. With that said acans don't need that much light so people usually keep them lower in they're tanks. As mentioned its also just a safe place to put them until you're sure what you want to do with them.

Thank you kindly! Time to move my Acan to the sandy area!

 

[ZipAdeeZoa]

Thank you kindly! Time to move my Acan to the sandy area!

No problem! However I do just want to clarify that Acans don't necessarily need to be lower in the tank, theres a lot of variables in coral placement and lighting is just one. Its really easy to hurt a coral with to much light and although possible to hurt a coral with too little light it takes much longer and is therefor considered safer. What I'm trying to say is I would only move your acan down if its what you want to do or if the coral isn't doing well. If its already adjusted to your lighting (been in the same place for a few weeks with no signs of distress than you can just let it be if its where you want it.

Apologies for not clarifying that, hope I haven't caused to much confusion.

 

[fl3xlinton]

The main 2 reasons they are down there is because I heard they will grow more uniform circles on the sand since they can grow their own way but that could be just talk. And the next reason is because my light is too strong I feel and the flow acans don’t like high flow they’ll fall apart or suck in to the skeleton.

 

[PaulPerger]

They can touch each other without problems, I have a bunch around the tank and many close to each other..

THANK YOU!!! This is what I am hoping for and even the same color varieties... Red, Purple and Green. It looks like you even used the same type of "Frag Rock" that I plan to use... I have a three hole rock with three frags.

Thanks to EVERYONE... I thought based on my reading that this would be OK, but it is good see evidence and hear other's experiences!!

 

[Potatohead]

Not wanting to be "that guy" but these were re-classified as Micromussa instead of Acanthophyllia about three years ago. So they are now Micro Lords, or some people just call them Lords.

 

[PaulPerger]

Not wanting to be "that guy" but these were re-classified as Micromussa instead of Acanthophyllia about three years ago. So they are now Micro Lords, or some people just call them Lords.

I actually had read this before and forgot. But honestly even had I remembered, I probably would have written "Acan" as that is what most people still call them. Kind of like the "Sears Tower"... and that was renamed over a decade ago...