Coral Spotlight | Favites

[mikejrice]

Common names: moon coral, brain coral

Difficulty Level:Sensitivity depends a bit on the species, but most are quite tolerant, forgiving and easy to care for.

Feeding: Most species have fairly good prey capture abilities, but should be fed after lights out when their tentacles are out.

Lighting (Level 4 to 7): Favites will thrive in a wide range of lighting. As with most hard corals, bleaching is a concern, so always acclimate by starting them lower in the tank and slowly move them up to your desired location.

Water flow: Moderate to strong flow.

Placement: Favites will encrust over rocks, so it is usually best to place them on a hard surface. Some species have long sweeper tentacles, so leave space between them and other corals to prevent fighting.

General: This is a huge group of corals with a lot of different care requirements, so be sure to research further on your specific specimen

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[ndrwater]

Great write up!!

 

[mikejrice]

I’m really digging the color contrast of this frag.

 

[HumuhumuFan]

Patient zero for my coral addiction, great write up!

 

[goggs29]

Call me a brainiac

 

[Hermie]

Call me a brainiac

ok, brainiac

 

[HumuhumuFan]

Question will different War corals sting each other? What if they are frags from the same colony?

 

[mikejrice]

Question will different War corals sting each other? What if they are frags from the same colony?

If they’re the same species, they shouldn’t usually bother each other though I’d suspect that even different genetics could play a part in certain corals fighting.