Coral ID and care tips

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Picked this specimen up a few days ago. LFS says it’s a symphyllia, AI thinks it’s acanthastrea echinata, and ReefBay app says it’s lobophyllia.

My brain is too small and smooth to figure this out on my own.

Closeup photo is from the LFS. Second is in my tank (I recently moved it to a new spot that it doesn’t like — will switch back soon).
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Lobophyllia

Symphyllia was synonymized with Lobophyllia ~2014, with most of its species being moved to Lobophyllia.
 

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