Where to buy Larger 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 Larger Star Coral
Favites pallida forms large dome-shaped or hemispherical colonies with tightly packed, irregular star-shaped corallites. Polyps are typically brown, tan, or golden with contrasting mouth/tentacle coloration ranging from yellow to orange or red; some individuals display banding or striped patterns.
Key facts
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Additional Notes
- Hardy LPS coral with large polyps. Retract when stressed; provide stable conditions and gentle feeding for best growth and coloration.
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Care Requirements
- • Placement: Middle to lower-middle reef zones with moderate to strong light • Flow: Moderate, indirect flow; avoid direct blast • Light: Strong PAR (300-400+), primarily photosynthetic • Feeding: Benefits from occasional zooplankton or phytoplankton feeding • Water params: 8.1–8.4 pH, 1.023–1.026 SG, 72–78°F
- Coloration
- Brown, tan, or golden with yellow, orange, or red mouth areas and tentacle tips; some specimens show striped or banded patterns.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
- Lighting Requirement
- Moderate to high (150–250 PAR)
- Family
- Faviidae
- Appearance Description
- Favites pallida forms large dome-shaped or hemispherical colonies with tightly packed, irregular star-shaped corallites. Polyps are typically brown, tan, or golden with contrasting mouth/tentacle coloration ranging from yellow to orange or red; some individuals display banding or striped patterns.
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