Euphyllia garden. Any issues between species?

Mark Novack · Jul 28, 2022

I bought three species of Euphyllia. 3 Hammers, 2 torches and 2 frogspawns. Will there be any problems in placing them together as a family. I would like to get them close so that they grow into a mutlicolored and textured mass.

Jesse571 · Jul 28, 2022

Mark Novack said:
I bought three species of Euphyllia. 3 Hammers, 2 torches and 2 frogspawns. Will there be any problems in placing them together as a family. I would like to get them close so that they grow into a mutlicolored and textured mass.

I have all three in a huge Euphyllia garden in my 75 with no problems at all. All different colours and all close/touching each other.

Tcook · Jul 28, 2022

Hammers and frogs can touch. Torch needs to be separate. Maybe another opinion here @vetteguy53081

Tcook · Jul 28, 2022

Jesse571 said:
I have all three in a huge Euphyllia garden in my 75 with no problems at all. All different colours and all close/touching each other.

This is encouraging. Are they all indo or all aussie?

BaliReefBox · Jul 28, 2022

Hi I am not expert and a newbie but after heaps of reading I have just done one and there have been no issues to date.

Jesse571 · Jul 28, 2022

Tcook said:
Hammers and frogs can touch. Torch needs to be separate. Maybe another opinion here @vetteguy53081

My torches touch my hammers and Frogspawn with no problem. However I heard that you shouldn't allow torches to touch but in my case I have had no issues.

encrustingacro · Jul 28, 2022

I would recommend keeping frogspawns and hammers away from torches as they are in different genera and will sting each other

Jesse571 · Jul 28, 2022

Tcook said:
This is encouraging. Are they all indo or all aussie?

I have a mix. Branching and walls...I do and Aussie. Like I wrote...my torches and hammers and Frogspawn all touch as I have a very large amount but I have hea4d that torches should not touch but in my case I have no issues.

vetteguy53081 · Jul 28, 2022

Tcook said:
Hammers and frogs can touch. Torch needs to be separate. Maybe another opinion here @vetteguy53081

Yes, have mine mixed together however certain species of torch pack a good sting and capable of stinging other euphyllia

Hooz · Jul 28, 2022

Torches should only really be with other torches. I even keep Aussie and Indo torches apart, as my Indos have killed an Aussie in the past. I've also had torches kill hammers, zoas and acans.

Hammers, frogspawn and octospawn can be mixed without issue. At least in my personal experience.