Where to buy Para-flexible 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 Para-flexible Star Coral
Favites paraflexuosa forms small to medium branching or encrusting colonies with distinctive star-shaped corallites. Coloration varies from tan, brown, and gray to vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows, often with contrasting polyp colors.
Key facts
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond.
- Coloration
- Green to brown with flexible colony form
- Appearance Description
- Favites paraflexuosa forms small to medium branching or encrusting colonies with distinctive star-shaped corallites. Coloration varies from tan, brown, and gray to vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows, often with contrasting polyp colors.
- Additional Notes
- Para-flexible star corals are hardy LPS requiring stable conditions. They may polyp-bail under poor water quality or excessive aggression—frequent feeding and adequate flow help prevent this.
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (150-250 PAR)
- Min tank size
- 50 gallons
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Feeding Needs
- Primarily photosynthetic but benefits from occasional meaty foods (small zooplankton, copepods, or finely prepared foods) 1-2 times weekly.
- Coral Type
- LPS
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