Can Favia and Favites sting each other?

[sen5241b]

Can you put different kinds favia next to each other? Would their sweeper tentacles sting each other?

[Oxy]

Early on I had mine near each other. Now they are separated. Seems some folks have been able to, but I wasn't. Their tentacles can be quiet long. Also keep in mind your current flow and if your current allows the tentacles to contact each other, if so you may want to watch it. If the current is moving the tentacles in the direction of other favias, they can be stung.

 

The pic below is from two years ago after I had already separated the two favia corals. You can see that this coral is already stinging the birds nest and encrusting monti above it. The current does push the tentacles in one direction so the soft coral next to it didn't have issues.

 

 

Edited July 29, 2017 by Oxy