how aggressive are trumpet corals to zoas?

[ducati335i]

i have several zoos that no matter what happens will not survive in my gf's tank that i take care of... some dragan eyes are near the trumpet and seem as if they are getting stung, but the purple deaths and sour apples are very healthy growing and near by........

i don't get it, certain zoos i give her just close up and die... we have no pests in the tank either, any ideas?? mean while i have a crowded 20 g with a ton of diff zoos and a frogspawn,,:splitspin

 

[MikeyZO]

I have three kinds of trumpets. I have the bright neon green ones that only open their tentacles at night. I have pale green ones that are ALWAYS open no matter what time of day, lighting, or food. And I have reddish ones with green centers that I have never seen open. The last ones I listed litterly grew enough that they are pressed right up against some of my zoas and neither harm the others. Its possible, I suppose, that it depends if the tentacles are opening and how healthy the zoas are. But thats just an assumption. Im sure others with more experience will chime in.

 

[duke62]

is it all zoos that you put in recently or just a specific type.what type of filtration are u running.do u dose with anything.if its all zoos u may need to check ALL parameters.something may not be right in your setup/

 

[ducati335i]

is it all zoos that you put in recently or just a specific type.what type of filtration are u running.do u dose with anything.if its all zoos u may need to check ALL parameters.something may not be right in your setup/

nah, just ceratin zoos, pink cotton candies that i put in her tank, african blues, and some sliver bluish ones....

i'm gonna see the tank today and see whats up

 

[ducati335i]

bump, anyone else?

 

[basiab]

There are two types of warfare with corals. One is the stinging part which is resolved by keeping them a few inches apart. The other is chemical and there is no way to see or measure it. But if you have different corals in the tank they will compete by trying to kill the others with their chemicals. The smaller the tank the bigger the problem because there is not enough water volume to dilute it. This can be remedied to a degree by more water changes and using carbon to clean the water. There is always going to be a dominant species making the others slowly die away. So it is better to keep to one species in small tanks. Even in big ones, you may not see it for a while but eventually one takes over and everyone tries to figure out why they all looked so good for over a year and then ....

 

[ducati335i]

There are two types of warfare with corals. One is the stinging part which is resolved by keeping them a few inches apart. The other is chemical and there is no way to see or measure it. But if you have different corals in the tank they will compete by trying to kill the others with their chemicals. The smaller the tank the bigger the problem because there is not enough water volume to dilute it. This can be remedied to a degree by more water changes and using carbon to clean the water. There is always going to be a dominant species making the others slowly die away. So it is better to keep to one species in small tanks. Even in big ones, you may not see it for a while but eventually one takes over and everyone tries to figure out why they all looked so good for over a year and then ....

that makes perfect sense, than dude!