Quick question. Can 2 different monti caps touch?

ItouchedThebutt · Nov 29, 2018

It hasn't happened yet but whenever they get bigger I can see it becoming a thing. I have a red monti cap and purple monti cap. Curious if I'm going to have to keep pruning them or let them grow to eachother.

klesel · Nov 29, 2018

If got green and orange touching there starting to graft as well

ItouchedThebutt · Nov 29, 2018

klesel said:
If got green and orange touching there starting to graft as well

You mean like combine?

klesel · Nov 29, 2018

Yes blend the the 2

ItouchedThebutt · Nov 29, 2018

klesel said:
Yes blend the the 2

Oh that's awesome. Wish I'd known that. Would have went for a purple green hybrid lol

rossco · Nov 30, 2018

One will either grow over the other or they will grow around each other in a swirling pattern. Grafting together is extremely rare.

ItouchedThebutt · Nov 30, 2018

Okay cool, so they wont sting and kill eachother then?

Neo Jeo · Nov 30, 2018

ItouchedThebutt said:
Okay cool, so they wont sting and kill eachother then?

No let them do what they do best

GROW!

Good luck!

Neo Jeo · Nov 30, 2018

rossco said:
One will either grow over the other or they will grow around each other in a swirling pattern. Grafting together is extremely rare.

Looks amazing man! Well done.

DSC reef · Nov 30, 2018

ItouchedThebutt said:
Okay cool, so they wont sting and kill eachother then?

They can if they are a different species. Monasteriata could kill undata, etc.

ItouchedThebutt · Nov 30, 2018

Well how do I know that? I just know mine are different colors is all.

DSC reef · Nov 30, 2018

I'd look up different montipora species. Post some pics too. I'll do my best to help.

ItouchedThebutt · Nov 30, 2018

DSC reef said:
I'd look up different montipora species. Post some pics too. I'll do my best to help.

I'll try when I get home but I have some new lenses for my phone coming in on Monday so I should have some better ones then for sure.

ItouchedThebutt · Dec 1, 2018

These are the three montis I have

DSC reef · Dec 1, 2018

The green and orange cap should get along but the digitata and the last monti (possibly undata) might be a problem.

ItouchedThebutt · Dec 1, 2018

DSC reef said:
The green and orange cap should get along but the digitata and the last monti (possibly undata) might be a problem.

The orange one is actually red but camera and angle dont show to well. The red and purple are the ones that will touch indefinitely in the futer.

ItouchedThebutt · Dec 1, 2018

They Are right across eachother.

DSC reef · Dec 1, 2018

I wouldn't sweat it to be honest. You have a while before they contact and the montipora can easily be fragged/ broken away from eachother. Flow can change the growth pattern as well.

ItouchedThebutt · Dec 1, 2018

I'd like to make a bridge with them that connects the 2 sides of my scape. That's the idea anyways.

DSC reef · Dec 1, 2018

Just have to wait and see. We had cherry tree montipora and mystic start growing together and they are definitely a different species so it can happen. They started building a wall like structure. This is the only pic I have but they started to literally grow straight up one another.