Will different colored montipora digitata burn each other wh

[Jacob1]

Will different colored montipora digitata burn each other when they touch?
I was hoping to have a small section of my reef be Montipora digitataof various colors. Would I be able to put these close to each other or would they burn each other the same as any two corals of different species would? Also what About frags off of the same colony. When their encrusting or branchestouch will they burn each other. What about for other stonies?

Sorry to ask such braod questions but I have found little specific information in the literature I have acess to and I want to make mistakes in placement that are going to cost my corals their lives later on.

Thanks for any information or experinces

Regards

Jake

 

[Sue Truett]

Frags of the same{like frags from the same colony} will not burn one another. I would not want to place any corals that would touch and end up burning one another. I would think that since acropora will sting or burn another species that montipora would do the same. I have no experience with this, but for the sake of the corals I would just place them where they will not touch. It can cause more than a sting or burn, you could start a whole RTN issue. HTH..

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[bgdiving]

Not sure as to weather different montipora digitatas will sting each other. But frags from the same coral will not burn each other if they touch, but they may do a little reef building. If they stay in contact for very long their tissue will merge together and you would have to break them to seperate them if you choose to try to move them later.

 

[Jacob1]

Thanks for the replies.

Sue and others- You may want to check out the following thread. I found it very interesting when I was directed to it.

http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33048