Where to buy Spiny Star Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
- Search World Wide Corals
World Wide Corals
$13.30 (last checked)
- Search Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens
Search this retailer
- Search Amazon
Amazon
Search this retailer
- Search Petco
Petco
Search this retailer
About Spiny Star Coral
Favites spinosa forms massive, dome-shaped colonies with a characteristic bumpy or warty surface. Corallites have prominent spinose (spiny) septa radiating outward. Coloration ranges from tan, brown, and orange to combinations with contrasting polyp colors.
Key facts
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea through Southeast Asia to the Great Barrier Reef and the central Pacific.
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
- Family
- Faviidae
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium
- Min tank size
- 40 gallons
- Appearance Description
- Favites spinosa forms massive, dome-shaped colonies with a characteristic bumpy or warty surface. Corallites have prominent spinose (spiny) septa radiating outward. Coloration ranges from tan, brown, and orange to combinations with contrasting polyp colors.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 75-80°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Additional Notes
- Hardy LPS with spiny skeletal structure. Appreciates occasional target feeding with small meaty foods. Avoid strong surge-like flows.
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate lighting requirement of 150-250 PAR; capable of moderate photosynthesis but benefits from supplemental feeding • Moderate water flow (Medium)—avoid direct blasting; indirect flow recommended • Minimum 40 gallon tank for a healthy colony; larger systems provide greater stability • Maintain temperature 75–80°F, pH 8.1–8.3, and salinity 1.023–1.025 • Feed with small meaty foods (brine shrimp, mysis) 1-2 times per week; calcium, alkalinity, and trace elements essential for skeleton growth
Research before you buy
ReefDock is the sister app to Reef Trak. Use Reef Trak to research and log coral, keep tank parameters organized, and maintain a complete livestock history. Log this coral on Reef Trak.