Acanthastrea Pachysepta next to other Acans?

SomeWobbles

New Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 18, 2024
Messages
11
Reaction score
5
Location
Germany
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hello everyone, does anybody have any experience of putting Acanthastrea Pachysepta next to other Acan varietys?
 

GlassMunky

2500 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Jan 30, 2014
Messages
3,326
Reaction score
4,409
Location
NJ-Philly Burbs
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hello everyone, does anybody have any experience of putting Acanthastrea Pachysepta next to other Acan varietys?
dont do it. these things are killers, and so are echinatas and rotundafloras..... all i forsee is a bloodbath for all involved
 
Upvote 0

encrustingacro

2500 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 24, 2020
Messages
2,525
Reaction score
2,264
Location
Washington State
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
From what I know, usually, corals of the same genus can be placed together. I would wager that A. pachysepta can be placed with TRUE Acanthastrea (echinata, subechinata, hemprichii, brevis, rotundoflora; these are all grouped together as echinata by the hobby), but not with lords and bowerbankis, as those are Micromussa and Homophyllia, respectively. I would be careful with "echinatas" from Australia, though, as they might actually be bowerbankis.
 
Upvote 0

Dburr1014

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
May 8, 2016
Messages
11,300
Reaction score
10,981
Location
CT
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hello everyone, does anybody have any experience of putting Acanthastrea Pachysepta next to other Acan varietys?
Keep them away, at least a few inches.
They pack a punch.
It beat up my chalice,more than once.

20220808_170836.jpg 20220306_142909.jpg
 

Attachments

  • 20220306_082627.mp4
    43.1 MB
Upvote 0
Back
Top