anemone tentacles touching corals

[treesprite]

My GBTA is getting big and today it's tentacles are touching a frag as they wave around. Do anemones damage corals they touch in this manner, or is it under particular circumstances? Are some corals ok when in contact with anemones and others not? I would like to know what I can keep in that part of the tank without having to worry about coral deaths.

Edited August 10, 2012 by treesprite

[zygote2k]

anemone tentacles + coral frags = dead corals.

[smallreef]

Yep..they tend to sting anything they touch...

[Jon Lazar]

I can't think of any coral that can withstand contact with an anemone.

[Incredible Corals]

anemone tentacles + coral frags = dead corals.

 

+1 it might not be immediate but the coral will die.

[treesprite]

How the heck am I going to have any corals in that part of the tank?

[chucelli]

see the dead zone?

You can try some gutter screening. Without it, that whole colony would be dead.

 

 

-Robert

[jimlin]

Robert, nice corals. that is a huge anemone.

[flooddc]

They sting any coral nearby. I constantly move my corals or the rock the anemone attached to.

[treesprite]

I broke off the red planet frag and moved it elsewhere. I'm very grateful that the anemone has not once moved from that spot since I've had it.