Neon Green Encrusting Hydnophora Help Please....

[Rafsan Rafi]

Hi,
I am fairly new to this hobby. I just put some LPS in my 20 Gal tank which is 4 months old. all of them are Frags. Now I just got a Neon Green Encrusting Hydnophora Frag as in the picture. I did not knew anything about them until I got it. Now I am scared that it might kill my other corals. I would really appreciate if anyone can suggest how to put them in the tank so that they and other coral can live in peace. I do not want to get ride of it because it's beautiful.

Thanks

 

[bios]

Far away from the others no way

 

[cloak]

Isolating to it's own rock is really all you can do. Give it plenty of space to "stretch out" too. GL.

 

[Tahoe61]

Mine would kill any coral down stream, flow wise. The mesenterial filaments can reach a good 2-3 inches at night. Just give the coral a wide berth, and check the coral at night occasionally to make sure it's far enough away from other corals.

 

[Rafsan Rafi]

What kind of lighting and Flow should be good for this Coral. and is it a LPS or SPS?

 

[Triggreef]

I don't know if there's a difference between the branching type and the encrusting variety but I have the green branching and blue branching hydno and they never have any sweepers. Never. I also had a pectinia that was winning against the hydno until I moved it. Just a few inches away to be safe and leave room for growth.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Some hydnos don't have the long tentacles my jfox limelight just has eyelashes lol

 

[bios]

Pectinia is at last more aggressive then hydno both are lps
And both expands polyps when are hungry during late night

 

[bios]

Actinic light and low flow

 

[Tahoe61]

My Hydnophora on attack against a soft coral.