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LPS Corals
Lighting
Requirements
Acan Brain Coral
(Acanthastrea
echinata)
Australis Doughnut
Coral (Scolymia
australis)
Temperament
Water flow
(current)
Typical
Placement
Feeding
Requirements
Additional
Information
at night these coral
will extrude
Target feed minced
mesenterial
meaty foods and
filaments and
zooplankton
digest organisms
within reach
moderate
peaceful
low
bottom to
middle
moderate
semi-aggressive
medium
bottom
microplankton and
brine shrimp
at night will extend
feeding tentacles
Big Polyp
Blastomussa Coral
(Blastomussa wellsi)
moderate
peaceful
low
bottom
contains
zooxanthellae
algae, but will feed
on microplankton
(filter feeder foods)
Big Pipe Trumpet
Coral, Green
(Caulastrea
echinulata)
moderate to high
peaceful
medium
middle to top
zooplankton, brine
shrimp
bottom
contains
zooxanthellae
algae, but will feed
on microplankton
(filter feeder foods)
middle
at night these coral
microplankton and
will extend stinging
brine shrimp
tentacles
Blastomussa Coral
(Blastomussa merleti)
Brain Coral, Favites
(Favites spp.)
moderate
moderate
peaceful
aggressive
low
medium
very shrot stinging
tentacles
Brain Coral,
Lobophyllia
(Lobophyllia
hemprichii)
moderate to high semi-aggressive
medium
middle to top
contains
zooxanthellae
at night will extend
algae, but will feed
stinging tentacles
on microplankton
(filter feeder foods)
can sting
neighboring corals
or sessile
invertebrates
Brain Coral,
Trachyphyllia
(Trachyphyllia
geoffroyi)
moderate
semi-aggressive
medium
bottom
Brain Worm Platygyra
Coral (Platygyra sp.)
moderate
semi-aggressive
medium
middle
microplankton and
brine shrimp
Button Coral,
Cynarina (Cynarina
lacrymalis)
moderate
peaceful
low
bottom to
middle
microplankton and
brine shrimp
Bubble Coral
(Plerogyra sinuosa)
Bubble Coral, Pearl
(Physogyra sp.)
Button Coral,
Scolymia (Scolymia
vitiensis)
Candy Cane Coral
(Caulastrea furcata)
Cup Coral, Turbinaria
(Turbinaria sp.)
very fragile, handle
only by the hard
skeleton
long stinging
tentacles
often found in the
wild with Tridacna
Clams
moderate
aggressive
low to medium
bottom
microplankton and
brine shrimp
moderate
aggressive
low to medium
bottom to
middle
microplankton and
brine shrimp
moderate
semi-aggressive
medium
bottom
microplankton and
brine shrimp
moderate
peaceful
medium
semi-aggressive
medium
bottom to
middle
filter feeder foods
stinging tentacles
moderate
peaceful
medium
bottom to
middle
brine shrimp
grows quickly
moderate
peaceful
medium to strong
bottom to
middle
brine shrimp
grows quickly
Chalice Coral
low to moderate
(Echinophyllia aspera)
Cup Coral, Pagoda
(Turbinaria peltata)
at night will extend
stinging tentacles
microplankton and very short stinging
tentacles
brine shrimp
Doughnut Coral
(Acanthophyllia
deshayesiana)
Duncanopsammia
Coral
(Duncanopsammia
axifuga)
Elegance Coral
(Catalaphyllia jardinei)
Fox Coral
(Nemenzophyllia
turbida)
moderate
low to moderate
low
bottom to
middle
microplankton and
brine shrimp
can expand to twice
it's size
bottom to
middle
contains
zooxanthellae algae,
but benefits by target
feeding with mysis
and brine shrimp
attatches to solid
objects in sand
aggressive
low to medium
bottom
low to moderate
peaceful
low
bottom
moderate
moderate to high
Grape Coral
(Euphyllia cristata)
peaceful
low
moderate
Frogspawn Coral,
moderate to high
Thin Branched
(Euphyllia paradivisa)
Flower Pot Coral
(Goniopora sp.)
semi-aggressive
aggressive
aggressive
aggressive
medium
medium
medium
bottom
middle to top
bottom
will expand twice it's
microplankton and size during the day
and can sting other
brine shrimp
corals
expands 2 - 3 times
microplankton and
it's size during the
brine shrimp
day
contains
zooxanthellae
algae, but will feed
on microplankton
(filter feeder foods)
stinging tentacles
can extend up to 6
inches
contains
zooxanthellae
moderately difficult
algae, but will feed
to care for
on microplankton
(filter feeder foods)
contains
zooxanthellae
algae, but will feed
on microplankton or
brine shrimp
stinging tentacles
can extend up to 6
inches
stinging tentacles
bottom
can extend up to 6
inches
hardy and fast
growing, but at
night these coral
zooplankton, &
will extrude
bottom
mesenterial
chopped brine shrimp
filaments and
digest organisms
within reach
shorter tentacles,
bottom on fine zooplankton & brine
but can expand to
sand
shrimp
twice it's size
microplankton and
brine shrimp
moderate
aggressive
medium
Lordhowensis Coral
(Acanthastrea
lordhowensis)
moderate
semi-aggressive
low to medium
Short Tentacle Plate
Coral (Fungia sp.)
moderate
semi-aggressive
low to medium
moderate
aggressive
medium
bottom on fine
sand
high
aggressive
medium
bottom on fine
sand
high
aggressive
medium
microplankton and
brine shrimp
moderate
aggressive
medium
microplankton and
brine shrimp
moderate
peaceful
medium
Hammer Coral
(Euphyllia ancora)
Long Tentacle Plate
Coral (Heliofungia
actiniformis)
Slipper / Tongue
Coral (Polyphyllia sp.)
Tooth Coral (Galaxea
spp.)
Torch Coral (Euphyllia
glabrescens)
Trumpet Coral
(Caulastrea curvata)
Tubastrea Tube Coral
low
peaceful
medium to strong
bottom to
middle
bottom
long stinging
tentacles
microplankton and
brine shrimp
zooplankton &
chopped brine shrimp
must feed each polyp
very fragile, handle
brine shrimp or
only by the hard
microplankton with
skeleton
an eye dropper