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Related FAQs: Stinging-celled Animals, Cnidarians 2Cnidarians 3Cnidarian Identification, Cnidarian IDs 2, Cnidarian IDs 3, Cnidarian IDs 4, Cnidarians ID 5, Cnidarians ID 6, Cnidarian ID 7, Cnidarian ID 8, Cnidarian ID 9, Cnidarian ID 10, & Cnidarian Behavior, Cnidarian Compatibility, Cnidarian Compatibility 3, Cnidarian Compatibility 4, Cnidarian Compatibility 5, Cnidarian SelectionCnidarian Systems, Cnidarian Feeding, Cnidarian Disease, Cnidarian Reproduction,

Related Articles: Coral Compatibility: On Reducing Captive Negative Interactions Cnidarians  by Bob Fenner, 900-1000 Words on Live Corals, Hydrozoans (Fire Coral, Stylasterina, Jellies that are Hydrozoans), Coral/False Anemones (aka Mushrooms), Zoanthids, Anemones, Tube Anemones, Blue & Pipe Organ Corals, Sea Fans, Soft Corals, True or Stony CoralsMarine Invertebrates, Acclimating Symbiotic Reef Invertebrates to Captive Lighting, Water Flow, How Much is Enough,

Cnidarian Compatibility: On Reducing Negative Cnidarian Interactions, Part 2

Parts: 1, 3, 4, 5,

By Bob Fenner

Sting city!

 
 
 
 
>Most common occurrence and source of trouble with stony coral keepers but occurs in soft corals, other Classes. Burning adjoining species, different genotypes. Occur in response and in the direction of strangers. Can break off keep stinging, digesting. Size of species, polyps no indication of length of sweepers, nor most importantly, the number of cnidocysts Ex. Oculinds of 12 length. Caryophylliids/Euphylliids very common as well. Plerogyra at right. A hierarchy of stinginess can be arranged with species of the genera Fungia, Galaxea, Goniopora being high, Lobophyllia being intermediate and Montiporas being low.
 








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