Zoas Between Acros

[bobnicaragua]

Just got a Jose Rainbow acropora frag with some zoanthids growing around it. I've heard of growing zoas between acros as a way of keeping the bases from touching and to add some pop and movement. Anyone do this?

 

[Nerdist Aquarist]

Generally zoas won't irritate acros, so they can coexist. But I'd rather give the acro frag enough time to encrust to form a decent size base before allowing zoas to encroach on it.

 

[bobnicaragua]

That makes sense. I'll remove the zoas for now and consider them once my acros are more grown in.