CAUSEOFHIM Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Can someone help me out. I am picking up a small frogspawn frag for my softie tank. What other corals can it be placed near and what type should it avoid. I have mostly zoos and softies in the tank now. Is it ok to place near zoos? I know they are pretty tough. How far away from these and/or others in my tank? Thanks. I looked for Eric's article on RC "Sweeping Beauty: A tale of anchors, hammers, and other things. The Euphyllia Corals" but the link no longer works. Link to comment
Blind Tree Frog Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I think you are supposed to maintain something like 6 inches between frogspawns and other corals, but there are ways around this I believe. Link to comment
CAUSEOFHIM Posted February 14, 2005 Author Share Posted February 14, 2005 OK, what are the ways around it? 6" away from ALL corals? This doesn't work well in a nano. What does everyone else do? Link to comment
CAUSEOFHIM Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 There has to be people with frogspawn in their nanos. What do you think? Link to comment
CAUSEOFHIM Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 NOBODY WITH FROGSPAWN? Link to comment
bowfront26 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 from my experience frogspawn has the strongest "sting." Stronger than an anemone's... therefore don't let it touch anything. How close I don't know... simply put the thing in your tank see how big it gets, then when fully expanded move other corals away. Link to comment
CELERY Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 I would give it a lot of space when first introduced. Keep an eye on it and see how large it gets and watch for sweeper tentacles, then slowly move softies closer to it. I have mine close to some gsp, but I could care less if some of those get cooked. Link to comment
Seamus Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 I've had a branching hammer in my nano for some time - it would occasionally send out a sweeper that when it contacted some xenia would cause the xenai to retract and wither away. My frogspawn is in a larger tank but I have not seen it produce the sweepers like the hammer. In any case find a place in the rockwork that would block any sweepers from reaching other corals. A six inch swath sounds big but of course depends on the size of the frogspawn and it's sweepers. HTH - it's not exactly the answer you were looking for.... When it gets too big they are not too hard to frag, if it's the branching type. Link to comment
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