Coral of the Month November: Favia

[Frankie]

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[Octoman]

Hi Mark,

looks like a Montipora digitata for me ...

Looks like that is the one!! Wow, been trying to figure that out for a long time now...

Thanks Heinz!!

 

[deaclauderdale]

Here's my favia's

 

[hma]

This one of my Favias ....

 

[CATALYST]

Should favias and zoos touch?

 

[hma]

Should favias and zoos touch?

Never, the polyps are very fragile. Touching the polyps leads to damage.

 

[mps9506]

Favia sweepers may also sting less aggressive corals in the vicinity.

 

[CATALYST]

Will it damage the zoos or the favia? Mine are touching but it's a new thing.

 

[mps9506]

Well if they have grown towards each other naturally there isn't much you can do about it
It's possible they will get used to each other and things will be hunky dory. Or the polyps may irritate the edge of the favia colony and cause some tissue recession, or the favia may sting nearby zoa polyps causing them move back.
Sorry it's not 100% answer, but that's kind of the way it happens on the reef also, corals overgrow each other, sting each other etc all in competition for prime space for light and flow.