Hello All,
No emergency at all but just need some guidance and thoughts.
I have a crocea in my 10 gallon. Yes, I do dose and monitor so it is getting what it needs for shell growth.
I recently acquired a jack-o-latern lepto and scatter brain monti palawanesis.
I only have one main rock structure in my nano along with a bunch of rubble. My original plan was to save the real estate on the main rock for nothing but Zoas and leave the clam on the sand on top of a rubble rock base. However, I am thinking about placing the clam on the main rock with the zoas, but I fear in due time the zoas will smoother the clam. I read conflicting reports on this forum and others that zoas and clams will be okay growing next to each other since clams dont seem to be bothered by them, and then I hear other people claiming the the zoas will smother it to death.
*I may even just place the clam, lepto, and monti on the same rock and see what happens lol!
So what's the truth? Does it depend on circumstances?
My other dilemma is, should I mix the zoas with the lepto or montipora palawanesis on the main rock? I can place them all at separate locations on the main rock but the problem is... they will EVENTUALLY MEET and fight unless anyone knows they tend to stick to their own border once they touch. I know this is classic struggle we go through (coral warfare) but just wanna know if anyone has experience with zoa and lepto / monti compatibility.
BTW I do have experience with leptos from my old tanks and they seem to grow pretty slow for me compared to zoas. Montipora Palawanesis I hear a lot that they grow way slower than the plating variety.
what ya'll think? thoughts?
Thanks in advance fellas!
God bless you all this holiday!
No emergency at all but just need some guidance and thoughts.
I have a crocea in my 10 gallon. Yes, I do dose and monitor so it is getting what it needs for shell growth.
I recently acquired a jack-o-latern lepto and scatter brain monti palawanesis.
I only have one main rock structure in my nano along with a bunch of rubble. My original plan was to save the real estate on the main rock for nothing but Zoas and leave the clam on the sand on top of a rubble rock base. However, I am thinking about placing the clam on the main rock with the zoas, but I fear in due time the zoas will smoother the clam. I read conflicting reports on this forum and others that zoas and clams will be okay growing next to each other since clams dont seem to be bothered by them, and then I hear other people claiming the the zoas will smother it to death.
*I may even just place the clam, lepto, and monti on the same rock and see what happens lol!
So what's the truth? Does it depend on circumstances?
My other dilemma is, should I mix the zoas with the lepto or montipora palawanesis on the main rock? I can place them all at separate locations on the main rock but the problem is... they will EVENTUALLY MEET and fight unless anyone knows they tend to stick to their own border once they touch. I know this is classic struggle we go through (coral warfare) but just wanna know if anyone has experience with zoa and lepto / monti compatibility.
BTW I do have experience with leptos from my old tanks and they seem to grow pretty slow for me compared to zoas. Montipora Palawanesis I hear a lot that they grow way slower than the plating variety.
what ya'll think? thoughts?
Thanks in advance fellas!
God bless you all this holiday!