Micro Warfare!

To view more photos of “coral wars” or to post a photo of your own, visit our friends at reef2reef.com.  Here is a sample of the some really nice corals doing not so nice things to their neighbors.

Real Estate war!  Acropora vs Monitpora in “icycoral’s” reef aquarium.

A Watermelon Chalice fires a long range stinger missile.  Photo by “barbianj.”

This Acanthastrea lordhwensis is not a hospitable neighbor. Photo by “barbianj.”

Ouch!  Fallen Goniastrea is mercilessly attacked by a Scoylmia in “Chameleon’s” tank.

Mesentery filaments galore!  Photo by “skinz78.”