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About Plate Brain Coral
Lobophyllia agaricia is a large-polyped stony coral with a distinctive plate-like or brain-surface morphology. It exhibits thick, fleshy polyps in shades of green, red, orange, brown, or cream, often with contrasting tentacle tips, and typically forms semi-flattened or encrusting colonies.
Key facts
- Appearance Description
- Lobophyllia agaricia is a large-polyped stony coral with a distinctive plate-like or brain-surface morphology. It exhibits thick, fleshy polyps in shades of green, red, orange, brown, or cream, often with contrasting tentacle tips, and typically forms semi-flattened or encrusting colonies.
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Coloration
- Green, red, orange, brown, or cream with contrasting tentacle coloration.
- Family
- Lobophylliidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Additional Notes
- Plate Brain Corals are hardy and adapting well to captivity. Keep polyps extended by gentle feeding and stable conditions to prevent stress.
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond.
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium to High (200–400 PAR)
- Flow Requirement
- Medium to High
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