Coral Spotlight | Lithophyllon

[mikejrice]

Common Names: Litho

Difficulty Level: Lithophyllon is a medium difficulty LPS coral with sensitivities mainly to stable alkalinity.

Feeding: Meet based foods will help this one thrive and grow including pellets.

Lighting: Low to medium light is best with care taken when moving into higher light conditions.

Waterflow: Lithophyllon will do best under medium to higher current to keep it’s ornate skeletal surface clear of detritus and other debris.

Placement: General areas near the bottom with plenty of room to encrust over rocks is best. Lithos aren’t overly aggressive but may still sting neighbors

https://captivecoral.net/portfolio/lithophyllum/

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Reviving an old thread. Does anyone have these in there system

 

[thamnasteroid]

First photo is actually Pavona explanulata, not Lithophyllon. Third and fourth photos might be Podabacia or Leptoseris, but I'm not really able to tell due to captive deformation.

Solitary, Fungia-like Lithophyllon also exist. Here are a few from my Fiji trip last summer:
Lithophyllon sp.; Fiji | Credit: me!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

First photo is actually Pavona explanulata, not Lithophyllon. Third and fourth photos might be Podabacia or Leptoseris, but I'm not really able to tell due to captive deformation.

Solitary, Fungia-like Lithophyllon also exist. Here are a few from my Fiji trip last summer:
Lithophyllon sp.; Fiji | Credit: me!

So the coral I posted above in Saturday, is this a lithophyllon? Does not look anything like the you posted

 

[thamnasteroid]

So the coral I posted above in Saturday, is this a lithophyllon? Does not look anything like the you posted

Yes, yours is (presumably) Lithophyllon, the colonial type (undulatum). The Fungia-like species were added around 2011.