Battling Montipora digitata: win, lose or draw?

[JoJosReef]

Two little frags have turned into two big frags, maybe even colonies.

In the left corner weighing in at 4 large branches: grafted Montipora digitata!
In the right corner weighing in at 3 large heads and a nub: bubble gum Montipora digitata!

As you can see, there are a few points where the grafted digi is beginning to run into the bubble gum digi (blue circles).

What I am interested in knowing is if the grafted will kill the bubble gum, the bubble gum prevail, or will they merge like a type of grafted-grafted digi. Any thoughts? To me it seems like the grafted digi is starting to grow over the bubble gum. If that is the case, what is the best method to halt the take-over? A bit of kalk paste on the edges of the grafted digi?

P.s., I was really concerned about my new garf bonsai frag, but looks like it is holding its own against the monti (white circle).

 

[Waters]

The uglier one will always win....so the bubblegum monti is doomed.

 

[JoJosReef]

The uglier one will always win....so the grafted monti is doomed.

Oh, bad form, Waters, bad form! You wouldn't tell a parent that one of their children is an insult on the eyes, would you?

 

[shakacuz]

both digi's will be fine. they'll grow between and around each other. the acro's to the top right might be in danger.

 

[tharbin]

I agree with @shakacuz, the montis shouldn't fight, just coexist and smother anything else near them-and each other to a certain extent but not actually attack each other. Most montis are pretty chill.

 

[shakacuz]

Most montis are pretty chill.

to each other! they'll smother everything else haha

 

[JoJosReef]

I'll keep them pared back. I like my new garf bonzai too much!!

 

[Waters]

Oh, bad form, Waters, bad form! You wouldn't tell a parent that one of their children is an insult on the eyes, would you?

Lol no I wouldn't TELL them.......but they know

 

[InactiveAcct]

The uglier one will always win....so the bubblegum monti is doomed.

If the corals were the same price this is always true. From my experience if one was much more expensive, it will lose.

 

[MoshJosh]

The montis may not fight per say. . . but my red digi grew right over the top of my green and my blue digi is growing over the top of my red. . . before too long I will only have one big blue digi left haha