acans lord vs echinata

ReefQueen · Mar 27, 2016

I'm trying to find some good info on the difference between the two. I have 3 acans frags, I know 2 of them are lords, and I believe the other is an echinata. The lords are accidentally touching each other now and don't seem bothered at all, so I was considering moving the other over near them until I read some more. Apparently the echinata are super aggressive, which makes sense because it fell on a candy cane and destroyed it in a matter of minutes. Clearly I am not moving it anywhere near the lords lol. Does anyone know care wise if they are the same? I have all 3 on the sand and the lords look happy, the echinata doesn't look as happy to me. If it is even an echinata at all. I am having a hard time telling the difference

Lords

Possible echinata

mrcoffee2 · Mar 27, 2016

Yep, keep it a good 3-5 inches away from the lords.

Wiz · Mar 27, 2016

ReefQueen said:
I'm trying to find some good info on the difference between the two. I have 3 acans frags, I know 2 of them are lords, and I believe the other is an echinata. The lords are accidentally touching each other now and don't seem bothered at all, so I was considering moving the other over near them until I read some more. Apparently the echinata are super aggressive, which makes sense because it fell on a candy cane and destroyed it in a matter of minutes. Clearly I am not moving it anywhere near the lords lol. Does anyone know care wise if they are the same? I have all 3 on the sand and the lords look happy, the echinata doesn't look as happy to me. If it is even an echinata at all. I am having a hard time telling the difference

Lords

Possible echinata

The 2nd looks like favia to me.

Addy1 · Mar 27, 2016

Looks like echinacea. My experience is that they are aggressive. Keep a distance between other corals.

Wiz · Mar 27, 2016

Wiz said:
The 2nd looks like favia to me.

Im a ding dong. It is enchinacea. Noob. Lol

sc50964 · Mar 27, 2016

There are four major acan species. Echinata, Lord, Bowerbanki, and Hillae. IME, their aggressiveness towards other acan specie and corals are also in that order.

ReefQueen · Mar 27, 2016

Awesome, thanks everyone

Are they bad touching each other? My lords seem fine but if 2 echinata were touching would they war between each other?

sc50964 · Mar 27, 2016

As long as they are the same specie, they can be right next to each other.

ReefQueen · Mar 27, 2016

sc50964 said:
As long as they are the same specie, they can be right next to each other.

Perfect, thanks!

Psiber_Syn · Mar 27, 2016

Is it just me or does everyone see this when you see @ReefQueen s avatar? Lol

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ReefQueen · Mar 27, 2016

Psiber_Syn said:
Is it just me or does everyone see this when you see @ReefQueen s avatar? Lol

Haha I have no clue who that even is.

Psiber_Syn · Mar 27, 2016

She plays on orange is the new black but was also Donna on that 70s show

Diesel · Mar 27, 2016

sc50964 said:
There are four major acan species. Echinata, Lord, Bowerbanki, and Hillae. IME, their aggressiveness towards other acan specie and corals are also in that order.

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Reef Pets · Mar 27, 2016

Psiber_Syn said:
She plays on orange is the new black but was also Donna on that 70s show

That's Hot Donna?

ReefQueen · Mar 27, 2016

Psiber_Syn said:
She plays on orange is the new black but was also Donna on that 70s show

Ah gotcha we don't get to watch my lunch TV these days, but I hear it's a good show

Psiber_Syn · Mar 27, 2016

Yep minus the red and briefly blonde hair lol might be hot reefqueen in disguise lol

Psiber_Syn · Mar 27, 2016

Just thought the resemblance was uncanny

ReefQueen · Mar 27, 2016

Psiber_Syn said:
Yep minus the red and briefly blonde hair lol might be hot reefqueen in disguise lol

Haha definitely not, I would have more fish tanks if I made actress money lol. Although I was blonde for a period of time, and a redhead for a very short amount of time lol.