Avoid head on collision

[thakki]

Is there a way to avoid head on collision between Sps's next to each other as they grow? I shud have planned to have enough space between them...but didn't realise that the branches would grow that direction. I don't want to move the colonies as they both have encrusted pretty well. The only option is to frag that branch...hate doing that as I want to see it grow bigger...any other suggestions? What happens if I leave it as is...will I loose one of the them?

 

[donnievaz]

This is a wild guess but maybe changing the flow pattern could redirect growth?

[AlanM]

You might be able to encourage the one on the left to start branching out to the sides by doing a little bit of damage to the corallites on the two sides.  Once you see small branches you could snip the top and try to keep it from growing back towards the green one on the right.

[sen5241b]

and you could let'em fight it out

[sethsolomon]

I would cut the branch and glue it on the other side of the colony and help build a bigger base.

[Origami]

I would cut the branch and glue it on the other side of the colony and help build a bigger base.

+1

 

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[thakki]

Thanks for your suggestions guys...I think I have no other option than cutting that branch.

 

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[zygote2k]

as Alan mentioned, if you damage the tip of the branch with a scalpel or file, itll most likely form a "Y" and grow away from the other coral.