Where to buy Pavona
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Pavona
Pavona maldivensis is a plating or branching LPS coral with a distinctive foliate (leaf-like) or encrusting growth form. Colors range from green, brown, tan, or gray, often with lighter polyps or ridge outlines that create a leafy appearance.
Key facts
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium to High (150-300 PAR)
- Family
- Agariciidae
- Flow Requirement
- Medium to High
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Min tank size
- 50 gallons
- Appearance Description
- Pavona maldivensis is a plating or branching LPS coral with a distinctive foliate (leaf-like) or encrusting growth form. Colors range from green, brown, tan, or gray, often with lighter polyps or ridge outlines that create a leafy appearance.
- Coloration
- Green, brown, tan, or gray with lighter polyp coloration
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, including the Maldives, Red Sea to Indonesia and the Great Barrier Reef.
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to bright lighting (PAR 150–250 μmol/m²/s) • Moderate water flow (moderate turbulence, avoid direct blasting) • Prefers middle reef zones with dappled light exposure • Benefits from occasional target feeding (zooplankton, phytoplankton) • Stable parameters: 1.023–1.026 sg, 8.0–8.3 pH, 24–26°C
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- LPS
Research before you buy
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