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Fungia Orange Coral
Orange Short Tentacle Plate Coral is a relatively hard to find coral that originates from the Indo Pacific. These corals are found free living within the rubble zones of the reef, and have the ability to inflate themselves to both maximize light exposure, and to keep from being covered in sand. Fungia are semi aggressive ,even with short tentacle it can still damage other corals that comes in contact with.
REQUIRE addition calcium, strontium and trace elements to the water.
APPROX SIZE:1.5 INCHES TO 2 1.5 INCHES
- Scientific Name: Fungia sp.
- CARE:LOW TO MEDIUM and lighting moderate
About Fungia Orange Coral
Fungia, the plate coral, is a free-living stony coral: a single disc-shaped polyp that sits loose on the sand and can inflate to shuffle itself across the tank. The orange form is striking against a pale sand bed. Never place it on rock, where its tissue can be cut, and expect it to relocate now and then.
Fungia Orange Coral care at a glance
- Lighting: Low to moderate – 75 to 150 PAR
- Water flow: Low, gentle flow
- Placement: On the sand bed, never wedged into rockwork where the flesh can tear
- Feeding: Target feed small meaty foods once or twice a week
- Care level: Moderate
For long-term health keep the water stable: 24 to 26°C, salinity 1.025, alkalinity 8 to 11 dKH, calcium 400 to 450 ppm and magnesium around 1,300 ppm. Start new arrivals lower in the tank and move them up over a couple of weeks so they adjust to your lighting.
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