Where to buy Plate Coral
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About Plate Coral
Pleuractis scutaria is a solitary, disc-shaped LPS coral with a hard, calcareous skeleton. It displays variable coloration including brown, tan, orange, or pink, often with contrasting tentacle tips. The oral disc is large and flat, with a central mouth surrounded by short, thick tentacles.
Key facts
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reefs from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and beyond.
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Family
- Aiptasiidae
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (100-200 PAR)
- Appearance Description
- Pleuractis scutaria is a solitary, disc-shaped LPS coral with a hard, calcareous skeleton. It displays variable coloration including brown, tan, orange, or pink, often with contrasting tentacle tips. The oral disc is large and flat, with a central mouth surrounded by short, thick tentacles.
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
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