cyphestrea, style, leptoseris get along?

[petemichelle]

will different types of cyphestrea get along? I have different frags that I am trying to place in my display. as they get bigger will there be an issue with them touching? or will it be okay and they even graft like month's? how about style's and or leptoseris??

 

[petemichelle]

anybody.....????

 

[petemichelle]

in fact will all monti's get along? I see people grafting them and some putting them next to each other to form different shapes as they grow together. is that only some kinds or will all monti's get along without attacking each other if too close???

 

[petemichelle]

Like if i put a red monti and a green monti half an inch next to each other on my back glass, as they grow together, what will happen? will only certain kinds form those nice twisted shapes as they grow, or will they attack each other??? if only certain kinds, then which kinds?

 

[Ranjib]

generally same type of encrusting corals co exist, though with monti one might out grow other due to different growth rate (e.g setosa vs mystic sunset) , cant speak about cyphastrea, mine one is in different light zone (low light) altogether, so its fairly far from any sps/monti. Stylo and encrusing monti/cyphastrea should not be a problem, if you glue them with some distance, stylo will grow vertical, branching (mine one grow like that, i can be wrong, if theres encrusting stylo), and once its grown little bit, the shaded zone below them act as natural deterrent to other encrusting coral, so even if you have some below it, they tend to coexist just fine.

 

[BoomCorals]

In my experience it's hit or miss. You won't really know until you try.