Combining Zoas and Branching corals?

[Aldrinlights]

Is it possible to plan a zoa garden with some hammers or other branching corals in the middle of them? Or perhaps plan a garden next to a rock with these branching corals and it will be okay to let the zoas grow past and under them?

 

[Reefing_addiction]

@vetteguy53081 or @footgal?

 

[litlsea]

I have a tall frogspawn that had a few zoas on its base a year ago. The zoas have covered the base rock(palm sized) and have grown 1/2 way up the froggy. I think they will irritate the heck out of the froggy when they reach the flesh. It looks nice but I'm not sure of the outcome yet.

 

[PicassoClown04]

Yes!! They won’t hurt each other except for the above mentioned smothering. Just keep the plug/pebble that the hammer is on zoa-free or go in and frag off/kill the zoas on the plug to make sure your euphyllia stays safe. Otherwise, its totally okay! I also threw a couple scolys in my garden and various mushrooms!

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Yes!! They won’t hurt each other except for the above mentioned smothering. Just keep the plug/pebble that the hammer is on zoa-free or go in and frag off/kill the zoas on the plug to make sure your euphyllia stays safe. Otherwise, its totally okay! I also threw a couple scolys in my garden and various mushrooms!

Mushrooms can touch zoa without causing them to die off? I just got gifted a gorgeous little green shroom.

 

[PicassoClown04]

Mushrooms can touch zoa without causing them to die off? I just got gifted a gorgeous little green shroom.

I’ve kept many discosoma, ricordia Yuma, Rhodactis with my zoas, haven’t tried ricordia Florida

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

I’ve kept many discosoma, ricordia Yuma, Rhodactis with my zoas, haven’t tried ricordia Florida

I’ve heard ric FL are the less aggressive ones. I may try mine with cheap zoa n see

 

[PicassoClown04]

I’ve heard ric FL are the less aggressive ones. I may try mine with cheap zoa n see

Pretty sure Rhodactis are the most aggressive (they’re the only mushrooms that have every killed anything for me) so I would assume ricordia are safe. I’ve seen aptasia growing from right between the polyps before with no issues and my BTA touches a few different zoas often with no issues. I think ric should be fine, my worry is that the zoas may burn the ric

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Pretty sure Rhodactis are the most aggressive (they’re the only mushrooms that have every killed anything for me) so I would assume ricordia are safe. I’ve seen aptasia growing from right between the polyps before with no issues and my BTA touches a few different zoas often with no issues. I think ric should be fine, my worry is that the zoas may burn the ric

Ric was free and I don’t know much about them but I would expect they’re not higher end. Most of my zoas are med-high end so I don’t mind if it works out bad for the ric at first till I knoe for sure what they’ll do together

 

[PicassoClown04]

Ric was free and I don’t know much about them but I would expect they’re not higher end. Most of my zoas are med-high end so I don’t mind if it works out bad for the ric at first till I knoe for sure what they’ll do together

Rics are usually $30ish. Good luck!

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Rics are usually $30ish. Good luck!

Lol my brother got this dude for free off the bottom of a 10$ frag rack. Didn’t know it was worth anything