hydnophora vs bta

several months back i bought a rose bta hoping my pec clown would host it but no dice on that ,but somewhere on the rose bta were a couple of tiny green bta 1 made it 1 didnt ,the one that did has now morphed into a monster size of a softball almost ,and is now relocated next to my hydnophora i dont see any damage yet but what do i do ? getting the bta out could be a nightmare my fault for not taking it out sooner but what the hell do i do now any suggestions?

 

The Hydnophora are very aggressive and seldom damaged by other corals. Luna

 

If it was me i'd prepare to move or sell the hydnophora just in case

 

hey lunatik ,but how agressive are the bta i know the hydno is very agressive w/other coral but i wonder how it stacks up against a bta ?

 

Thats a great Q, I know that both pack a punch, but not sure who's gonna be the one standing. Might have to wait and see what the other members have to say. Im stuck on this one, but if I had to guess, I think that the BTA would be the last one standing. Luna

 

or you could loose both plus anything else that is neer

 

if it were me I wouldn't chance it either way. I would move the hydno if at all possible. That would be way easier than trying to move the bta as you could injure it.

 

i went ahead and made room on the other side of the tank for the hydno just wondering what would you say would be a safe distance to keep it away from other coral? do they use sweeper tentacles i only had it acouple of months thought once is saw sweepers not sure though this was a freebie its about 2-2.5 inches

 

Hydnophora and Catalaphyllia are the only two corals that can stack up against an anemone! Actually, the two coral species will kill the anemone due to their potent sting.
I would get rid of the hydnophora if you plan on maintaining the anemone, though you pose a risk of having other corals getting injured or killed if the anemone moves around in your tank.

 

the bta has been pretty much in the same area since it arrived w/the rose bta but iam just amazed at how big it got and how fast it got that big for now i moved the hydno and will have to see what the bta does hate the thought of trying to get it out, its on a main piece of rock but not real close to anything now