Where to buy Matthai's Star Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Matthai's Star Coral
Favia matthaii forms encrusting to dome-shaped colonies with circular, distinct corallites (cup-like polyp structures). Polyps are typically greenish, brown, or tan with contrasting lighter oral discs and tentacles.
Key facts
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to high lighting (PAR 150–250) • Moderate water flow, not direct blast • Place in middle reef zones away from aggressive corals • Feed small zooplankton (copepods, phytoplankton) 1–2× weekly • Maintain stable pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.023–1.025, temp 75–78°F
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Additional Notes
- Favia matthaii is a hardy, LPS coral that benefits from regular feeding and stable conditions. Avoid strong surge flow which can damage polyps.
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Lighting Requirement
- 100-200 PAR
- Family
- Faviidae
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
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