Can like corals be placed near each other?

[Perpetual Novice]

For example I have several torches with one or two heads each. But all fragged from different colonies. Will they sting each other if I place them close enough that they can brush against each other?

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

Please take this with a grain of salt, but most of what I've read says that most types of euphyllia are fine around one another. I currently have a torch right next to a frogspawn right next to a cristata next to a hammer. All within striking distance. Have had them this way for the past month or so, and have not noticed any negatives, with the exception of sweepers coming from the cristata, no damage to the others.
But it did this in QT alone as well so not sure if related or not

 

[ahiggins]

As a decent rule of thumb, *species* can be kept together. That’s what I’ve always followed.
Like for mushrooms, disco with disco, etc. not any mushroom.
I can’t speak to torch and hammer but torches and torches are fine.

 

[Hemmdog]

As a decent rule of thumb, *species* can be kept together. That’s what I’ve always followed.
Like for mushrooms, disco with disco, etc. not any mushroom.
I can’t speak to torch and hammer but torches and torches are fine.

+1

 

[tankstudy]

I've been able to keep same species together for the most part but there are always exceptions. I have two torches that didn't do well next to each other.

 

[Waters]

Most euphyllia are fine......Torches and anything (other than other torches) are a little riskier.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Growth rate in your tank will also come into play. If your tank coral x grows much faster than coral y. And place x next to y. Overtime even peaceful corals the faster growing coral will outcompete the slower coral.

And as a general rule keep soft corals away from hard corals. Corals like leathers have some pretty noxious compounds in them to avoid being eaten and to carve a niche for themselves.