Can acans be placed close together, touching??

[lou dog420]

Just curious, thanks!

 

[sureal00]

you can't mix like an acan lord with an acan echinata. But you can have acan lords near each other

 

[lou dog420]

you can't mix like an acan lord with an acan echinata. But you can have acan lords near each other

Thank you

 

[sebastiaan1985]

Agree with @sureal00

 

[lou dog420]

How close is near, can they touch?

 

[Joe's Coral Reef]

I didn't know the difference between acan lord and acan echinata. So I did some googling and thought I'd share the link showing the difference between the two types:
Lord:
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0004#
Echinata
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0002#

 

[Travis Stewart]

Mine touch and are all okay.

 

[LbulletM]

Micromussa Lordhowensis (the new name for Acan Lords since these super smart science guys are also very indecisive) are one of the least aggressive corals you can have in your tank. They can touch each other and don't have feeler tentacles to attack others. Do a search here or on Google images for "Acan garden". They're beautiful when full!