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Leptastrea - an interesting coral

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melev
, 04-20-2010 at 03:39 AM (3992 Views)
I got this coral in the past, and thought it was pretty neat. It's in the favia family, somewhat like the "war" coral people want. However, this one is far more shaggy. Check out the polyps on this one, which I got a few months ago.

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This one is down on the substrate under a 400w Radium bulb, 42" from the bulb.

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  1. CaelCynndarr's Avatar
    That is a very neat coral Marc!!!
  2. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    Cool, can you give us any more details, such as care requirements?
  3. melev's Avatar
    Since it is a coral that can capture food, it would probably do well to snag something like Cyclop-eeze from the water column. It will also accept fish waste that blows across it, and if the system is too clean, polyps will shut down and die off. I'd say this coral is more demanding than a Favia, a coral we usually don't target feed at all - but it isn't one like a Tubastrea that demands food all the time.