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dannieboiz
08/07/2006, 12:32 PM
:eek2: :eek2: http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/dannieboiz/acan.jpg
oddballs
08/07/2006, 01:10 PM
and the point?
Bcollins111900
08/07/2006, 01:52 PM
is that a frogspawn touching the acan?
dannieboiz
08/07/2006, 02:02 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7895269#post7895269 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bcollins111900
is that a frogspawn touching the acan?

looks like my acan is eating the frog spawn. :D

and the point?

There's no point, thought it's a cool picture so I'd thought I'd share it. No need for any sarcasm around here. :rolleye1:
Bcollins111900
08/07/2006, 02:04 PM
I would try to move one of them. One of the two will eventually sting the hell out of the other.
ReefDoctorMicromussas
08/07/2006, 02:08 PM
The Frogspwan will win
Bcollins111900
08/07/2006, 02:28 PM
hands down the froggie will win. Not sure about you but I would not want to loose anhy acan lords, been there done that, got the t-shirt.
ReefDoctorMicromussas
08/07/2006, 02:39 PM
sadly I have been there also :(

Very sharp learning curve in this hobby... and so unforgiving
dannieboiz
08/07/2006, 02:39 PM
thanks, always better to learn from someone else's mistake. :D
Justin74
08/07/2006, 03:11 PM
Neat pic! They do look like there suckin frogspawn, like a straw!

-Justin
tuberider
08/07/2006, 07:06 PM
mmmmm...... spagetti, cool pic.


Wait a minute where are my acans???;)
dannieboiz
08/07/2006, 07:17 PM
J. haven't figured out how to frag the Acan's, when i do you're more than welcome to have a frag.
Bcollins111900
08/07/2006, 07:21 PM
To frag them it is really easy. A dremel along with a diamond wheel. Cut right where you want to. No problems.
dannieboiz
08/07/2006, 07:24 PM
My acan is on a rock that's like 4" deep
Justin74
08/07/2006, 07:40 PM
From what Im told you score a seam with the dremel or saw, then pry it off with a chisel or heavy duty flathead screwdriver. Am I J :D?

-Justin
tuberider
08/07/2006, 08:58 PM
Am I J :D?

Nope, you don't want to be him, being a rockstar has its downside.

Just kidding ya Dannie, I was mainly impressed with the pic good stuff.

J
RandyO
08/07/2006, 09:36 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7894763#post7894763 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dannieboiz
:eek2: :eek2: http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/dannieboiz/acan.jpg

Nice pic.

Both of those corals are aggressive. If you want my take of this situation, the frogspawn sent out sweepers to sting the Acan. When they came in contact, the Acan fought back by swallowing the sweepers. The stomach of Acanthastrea contain mesinary filaments that are used for aggression. Normally, they expell them at night to attack nearby corals.
In this case, it swallowed the corals it wanted to attack.

Anyway, very cool pic. Thanks for sharing.
ReefDoctorMicromussas
08/08/2006, 08:14 AM
Great explaination about the fibers Randy :) I had one of my acans reach out at night and fully devore a Stardust micro colony :( I had it just too close I guess.
Ciarán
08/08/2006, 05:47 PM
Ouch!
jessp
08/09/2006, 10:07 AM
i had my acan in a nice place(what i thought was), and his mesinary filaments came out one night and totally melted(for lack of better word) a nearby mushroom, and then he did the same to another mushroom on the other side. I guess he is my tank landscaper, trimming the weeds around him