Do BTA’s ever allow other corals to touch them?

[PolypPocket]

What I mean is, if other corals like zoas, mushrooms, or even torches, etc are growing all around or somewhat near a bubble tip anemone will it tolerate them or are they just stinging machines that kill everything they touch?
I’ve seen some photos of tanks online where it appears the BTA’s allow other types of corals nearby within touching distance. But AI says under no circumstances lol

My tank was a mess so I just rearranged a bunch of the corals today so it no longer looks like these photos (moved the torches to an island since the tentacles were starting to touch) but the BTA is still in that same spot. I want to know if there’s anything else I can put up there. I’ve already got some green plays right next to her and the Montipora is getting bleached on the side she’s touching but is growing out the other direction so it will probably be fine. They were attached on that rock long before she decided it was hers.

 

[Thomas Jedlicka]

I feel they will either typically sting or just move. My BTAs in the past were prone to move if corals that could irritate them crept up on them. I suspect true fleshy soft corals would be slightly more tolerable for BTAs. Never had issues with xenia and kenya tree corals. They seemed to be fine in proximity. Never tested with zoas

 

[PolypPocket]

I feel they will either typically sting or just move. My BTAs in the past were prone to move if corals that could irritate them crept up on them. I suspect true fleshy soft corals would be slightly more tolerable for BTAs. Never had issues with xenia and kenya tree corals. They seemed to be fine in proximity. Never tested with zoas

Ok good to know, thank you

 

[BryanM]

My opinion is no. It is why I removed and do not keep BTAs. If the wander the sting and kill things...

 

[Baldyreef]

for some reason my Diablo diaseris plate is super resistant to my csb, at one point my csb got ticked and started moving around and got to the lower rockwork and put half of its tentacles on my Diablo diaseris for around 10 hours and the diaseris plate was puffed up with a thick mucus layer but no damage done, honestly it was kinda cool to see the defense from the plate

 

[exnisstech]

I had some living pretty close to each other.