Cyphastrea aggression

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Are cyphastrea agressive or do they just encrust everything?

 

[Teen reefer]

They just encrust but they do get aggressive if there is something in there way but for the most part they are pretty peaceful.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Like they sting? Or just overgrow things?

They just encrust but they do get aggressive if there is something in there way but for the most part they are pretty peacef

 

[Hermie]

They do not have sweepers. Their tentacles are very short. They don't probe for fights or anything. Pretty peaceful IMO.

They can throw out mesinterial filaments, little white strings to try to dissolve other neighbors (algae/corals/anything), but right now I have a goniastrea fighting a cyphastrea and the cyphastrea is losing unquestionably.

 

[Snoopy 67]

They spread quickly.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

They do not have sweepers. Their tentacles are very short. They don't probe for fights or anything. Pretty peaceful IMO.

They can throw out mesinterial filaments, little white strings to try to dissolve other neighbors (algae/corals/anything), but right now I have a goniastrea fighting a cyphastrea and the cyphastrea is losing unquestionably.

How much space should I keep between it and other corals? Can it bridge a gap if there’s an inch or two between its rock and anything else?

 

[Hermie]

How much space should I keep between it and other corals? Can it bridge a gap if there’s an inch or two between its rock and anything else?

The cyphastrea I have, probably could not bridge a 1/4" gap for a long long time, it will instead encrust down into the valley and try to come back up on the other side eventually. I don't know how it does on substrate though. Mine stays on the rock and the goniastrea prevents it from reaching the bottom.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

The cyphastrea I have, probably could not bridge a 1/4" gap for a long long time, it will instead encrust down into the valley and try to come back up on the other side eventually. I don't know how it does on substrate though. Mine stays on the rock and the goniastrea prevents it from reaching the bottom.

I can always cut it off the substrate if it gets too big I guess. No sweat

 

[Hermie]

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

That is beautiful. I’m aiming to win a bizarro on auction tonight

 

[Barb0713]

They do not have sweepers. Their tentacles are very short. They don't probe for fights or anything. Pretty peaceful IMO.

They can throw out mesinterial filaments, little white strings to try to dissolve other neighbors (algae/corals/anything), but right now I have a goniastrea fighting a cyphastrea and the cyphastrea is losing unquestionably.

I want to put my cyplastrea on my back wall. So I won’t have to worry about it stingy my coral on the rocks 2, 3 , 6 inches away ?

 

[Dr_Orpheus]

I want to put my cyplastrea on my back wall. So I won’t have to worry about it stingy my coral on the rocks 2, 3 , 6 inches away ?

That's what I'm doing! I have some zoas scattered across my filter wall of my small all in one tank and I have a cyphastrea placed in a bottom corner just waiting to encrust on the wall. Should scrape away with a mag float and a blade attachment once it hits the glass. I enjoy cyphastrea but I kind of wanna keep the rocks clear of the encrusting types for now, they can get pretty out of control sometimes!