Different plating Monti growing over each other

becks · Sep 11, 2017

I have a purple plating montipora starting to grow over a red/orange plate. Should I leave it or cut it back? Is it ok if they touch?

Apologies for the terrible photo colour

nautical_nathaniel · Sep 11, 2017

They can touch without killing each other. The faster growing one will just grow over the slower one. There's also a small chance you could get some grafting and they will start to grow together.

Salty1962 · Sep 11, 2017

It depends on which one you like the best, they will over grow each other, typically.

becks · Sep 11, 2017

Salty1962 said:
It depends on which one you like the best, they will over grow each other, typically.

The purple one

thanks I'll leave and watch it for now. I don't mind them growing over each other, just as longs they don't sting each other.

nautical_nathaniel · Sep 11, 2017

becks said:
The purple one thanks I'll leave and watch it for now. I don't mind them growing over each other, just as longs they don't sting each other.

Monti's aren't too stingy. Chalices however....