Scoly tried to kill my other scoly. Why

[fisherc92]

I've had this green scoly for a year and a half. And he's a jerk. He's killed multiple other corals. He is like Spiderman with his guts flinging them all over the place.
I got my favorite coral ever, a warpaint scoly a couple days ago. Everything's been fine. They weren't touching just near each other. I come home today and this dude is trying to take the warpaint out. It had the guts on it. I peeled them off and moved the warpaint away. It has a little haze or film over it. Should I dip it in seachem reef dip? Iodine based... and why am I getting scoly on scoly crime?

 

[Hypan]

Wow. I’ve always had good luck keeping scolys in close proximity. I’d probably dip the victim and give it a little flow so any dead or damaged tissue can be washed away as it heals. Got any pics of the two? I guess they could feel encroached upon if they have settled in.

 

[fisherc92]

Wow. I’ve always had good luck keeping scolys in close proximity. I’d probably dip the victim and give it a little flow so any dead or damaged tissue can be washed away as it heals. Got any pics of the two? I guess they could feel encroached upon if they have settled in.

 

[fisherc92]

I didn't have time to get to get pics of them together but I put the warpaint on the sand/rock at like a 60 degree angle beneath/beside the green one

 

[fisherc92]

 

[Hypan]

You have some nice pieces in there. The green coral up on the side the aggressor? looks more like an acanthophyllia to me with that large oral disc and the way the feeders extend.

 

[ReefChasers]

I kind of agree that it doesnt really look like a scoly

 

[mdb_talon]

Agree thats an acantho

 

[fisherc92]

dang im mindfucked. I made sure it wasnt a bowerbanki...bought it as a scoly at a frag swap from a vendor too.

 

[fisherc92]

Some pics of the acantho lol

 

[fisherc92]

 

[fisherc92]

I gave the warpaint what I'd call a light dip and gave him some space. Hopefully he can rebound...

 

[Hypan]

is that last pic the same coral? That last pic would make me say lobo.

Acanthos have been called “scolys” for some time. You could say they are the O.G. Scoly. Before Australia really opened up these were what everyone called a scoly. They do have many names though. Modern, meat, donut.

 

[MaxTremors]

is that last pic the same coral? That last pic would make me say lobo.

Acanthos have been called “scolys” for some time. You could say they are the O.G. Scoly. Before Australia really opened up these were what everyone called a scoly. They do have many names though. Modern, meat, donut.

I agree that in the last pic it looks like a lobo or even an acan pachysepta, either way I think it’s definitely not a scoly. I guess if it pops out another polyp you’ll know if it’s a lobo/pachysepta or an acantho.

 

[fisherc92]

is that last pic the same coral? That last pic would make me say lobo.

Acanthos have been called “scolys” for some time. You could say they are the O.G. Scoly. Before Australia really opened up these were what everyone called a scoly. They do have many names though. Modern, meat, donut.

That picture was the first day or so I had it in my tank, since then it hasn't looked like that and has changed into every other picture.

 

[fisherc92]

I agree that in the last pic it looks like a lobo or even an acan pachysepta, either way I think it’s definitely not a scoly. I guess if it pops out another polyp you’ll know if it’s a lobo/pachysepta or an acantho.

I've had it for like 18months not even a sign of another polyp

 

[fisherc92]

I put him back in a light iodine dip today for 10 minutes or so. Gently try the to get the dead brown skin off

 

[Nano sapiens]

Some Lobos can look a lot like a Scoly. And some Acanthastrea can look a lot like a Lobo.

I bought this one a good while back as an 'Ultra Lobo' and it had a very uniform donut-like appearance that eventually became more irregular. It certainly lived up to the Ultra name, as in 'Ultra Aggressive':

This one also had no hint of any budding polyps in the many months that I had it. The kind of aggressive nature displayed is typical for Acanthastrea pachysepta, but I must admit that the singular polyp nature is a bit puzzling.


This is my current Acanthastrea pachysepta with very typical 'Lobo' coloration and multi-polyp mini-colony configuration:

True to it's type, it's also very aggressive:

 

[Kmst80]

I put him back in a light iodine dip today for 10 minutes or so. Gently try the to get the dead brown skin off

Ouch.

 

[DHill6]

The only scolys that are close to touching in my tank is the same scoly, I had cut them. The others have room between them just to be on the safe side. I have checked at night, no warfare.