Echinata's and surrounding corals

[Der ABT]

Well ive had a frag of Mystic Sunset Echinata growing for a while now and every once and a while i have had a coral next to it on the rack get liquified. Last night of course it was a chalice, few nights earlier it was a monti (i havent had time to spot feed it lately) and wondering if this is normal.

ive now moved it to its own little rack and was just wanting to make sure it was the echinata doing it and not something else i need to look into. thanks for any help/opinions/experience

 

[sts04c]

Yes, I have an acan enchinata and I keep a 3" space clear all the way around it. I have yet to see anything win a the war with it, but I dont have hydnophora (spellling). I have lost a eye of Mummy eye to it, and a couple heads of acans. They all are doing well now, but the enchinata is the issue. Just keep it away from everything and give it space, lots of space.

 

[gar732]

Yeah I've had mine stretch out a good couple inches to take out the neighboring coral. I did however have a hermit push it right up against a lobo and nothing happened from either coral.

 

[octoberfest]

Let me say that I love my acan echinatas, I have a couple and I wouldn't give them up for anything. Now, having said that I will say that I've lost more corals to these guys than anything else. So far the list of deaths looks like this:

War Coral
Ricordea Florida
Ricordea Yuma
Hydophora
Acros
Milles
Chalice
Lobophyllia
Bubble Coral
Hammer Coral

I'm sure I'm missing something in that list.