Digita Vs Digita, what will happen?

[mjsandbe]

I now have four color variations of Montipora Digita. I would like to place them in close proximity. As a wild guess I think they might grow into each other in 6 months to a year. Since they are all digita will they get along or will they fight like other corals do when they touch?

[tdwyatt]

will most likely not be a problem, unless they are such differing spp. that they recognize each other as totally different. Most likely will be ok.

[Toadfish]

"World's collide...Jerry!"

[mjsandbe]

Thanks tdwyatt, that is what I thought but I was not sure.

Thanks Toadfish, that was most enlighning

I think I will give it a try, It will look pretty nice if it works.

[cyberchef]

If necessary you can always frag the edges when the corals get too close to each other.

[mjsandbe]

cyberchef: And I will be using your frag plugs to do it when/if the time comes

[cyberchef]

.... I actually wasn't even thinking about that when I did the post, just solutions of what to do when and if it's a problem...

[mjsandbe]

Hopefully it will not be a problem. That is the hope. They already look pretty sweet, four differant colors of the same growth form. It will look even better if they can grow into each other with out killing. Nothing bums me out like watching my corals wage war.

I already have more frags than I can get rid of. A friend visited from wisconsin this weekend and I sent him home with a box full. Everybody in the club(RMAC) has already gotten a full load of frags from me. I am not sure where to go with the rest. The LFS is a remote hope. I could try posting in the Twin Cities forum. Shipping is out of the questions, it is a pain in the ass I am not willing to deal with.

I still need to get some dry sand for the plugs. I have used them with out and they still work great, just have to make sure they are in the sand good so they do not tip. At this rate I may be ordering more in the comming months. At least one other person I mentioned your frag plugs to is interested also.

[cyberchef]

Hopefully it won't be a problem. I could see where the different color morphs all growing together would be nice.

I'm glad to hear that you like them and that they are working out well for you. If you ever decide to ship please let me know...

[Demogarr]

I don't know if this will help, but I have two different colored Montipora Capricornis together on the same small rock. They came from garf that way, and now that they have taken off, they are plating like crazy. Anyway, they were always very close, but now one has grown into the other, and right at the site where they touch, one of them has bleached, but only RIGHT around the contact site, and it doesn't spread. Other that that, they are growing right next to each other and even around each other fine.