Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Rainbow Favia (Dipsastraea sp.): Propagation GuidePropagating the designer Rainbow Favia (Dipsastraea), a plocoid brain coral, by sawing the colony so each frag keeps separate-walled coralli
- Platygyra lamellina 'Aussie Rainbow' Maze Brain: Propagation GuidePropagating the Aussie Rainbow Platygyra maze brain by band-saw division of the massive skeleton, with notes on broadcast spawning and sweep
- Alveopora catalai (Daisy Coral): Propagation GuideHow to propagate Alveopora catalai, a flowerpot-type LPS with twelve-tentacle polyps, by colony division, plus notes on its delicate handlin
- Alveopora allingi Propagation GuidePropagating the twelve-tentacle flowerpot Alveopora allingi: fragging its light, porous skeleton, recovery conditions, and the historic flow
- Goniopora minor Propagation GuidePropagating the small-polyp encrusting flowerpot Goniopora minor: fragging the 24-tentacle colony, recovery conditions, and the genus diffic
- Goniopora tenuidens Propagation GuidePropagating the slender-polyp flowerpot Goniopora tenuidens: fragging the 24-tentacle colony, slow recovery conditions, and the genus's long
- Goniopora lobata Propagation GuidePropagating the massive flowerpot Goniopora lobata: fragging the rounded 24-tentacle colony, recovery conditions, and the genus's well-known
- Goniopora djiboutiensis Propagation GuidePropagating the long-stalked flowerpot Goniopora djiboutiensis: fragging the 24-tentacle colony, conditions for recovery, and the genus diff
- Goniopora stokesi Propagation GuidePropagating flowerpot coral Goniopora stokesi: its self-detaching daughter colonies, cutting the colony, and the long-standing difficulty ca
- Pectinia lactuca Propagation GuidePropagating Pectinia lactuca, the broad-lobed lettuce coral: cutting between skeletal blades, keeping a mouth per frag, and healing the thin
- Pectinia paeonia Propagation GuidePropagating lettuce coral Pectinia paeonia: cutting along its parallel skeletal blades while keeping a mouth, with iodine-cooled saw cuts an
- Oxypora lacera Propagation GuidePropagating the plating chalice-type coral Oxypora lacera: cutting plate sections while preserving a mouth, dipping frags, and handling its
- Galaxea fascicularis Propagation GuidePropagating galaxy coral Galaxea fascicularis: cutting between corallite clusters, healing frags, and isolating it from its very long, aggre
- Hydnophora grandis Propagation GuidePropagating the larger-polyp branching Hydnophora grandis: dividing branches, healing frags, and respecting its aggressive chemical and swee
- Hydnophora rigida Propagation GuideHow to propagate the branching horn coral Hydnophora rigida: cutting branches, healing fragments, and managing its potent chemical aggressio
- Velvet Horn Coral (Hydnophora exesa) Propagation GuideHow to propagate Hydnophora exesa (velvet horn coral): an easy-to-frag encrusting and branching coral, cut with clippers or a saw, but very
- Plate Echinopora (Echinopora lamellosa) Propagation GuideHow to propagate Echinopora lamellosa (plate echinopora): a fast-growing plating LPS fragged by cutting the thin porous plate, then mounted
- Hedgehog Coral (Echinopora gemmacea) Propagation GuideHow to propagate Echinopora gemmacea (hedgehog coral): a fast-growing encrusting LPS fragged by cutting the porous plate, then mounted to en
- Pearl Bubble Coral (Physogyra lichtensteini) Propagation GuideHow to propagate Physogyra lichtensteini (pearl bubble coral): cut the meandroid skeleton between its short valleys with bubbles deflated, a
- Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) Propagation GuideHow to propagate Plerogyra sinuosa (bubble coral): deflate the grape-like vesicles, cut the meandering skeleton between heads, and manage it
- Elegance Coral (Catalaphyllia jardinei) Propagation GuideHow to approach propagation of Catalaphyllia jardinei (elegance coral): a sensitive coral with fragile flesh and a disease history, handled
- Duncan Coral (Duncanopsammia axifuga) Propagation GuideHow to propagate Duncanopsammia axifuga (Duncan coral): a branching LPS that frags easily by separating polyps from the colony, growing fast
- Atlantic Scoly (Mussa angulosa) Propagation GuideHow to approach propagation of the Caribbean Atlantic Scoly (Mussa angulosa): a large fleshy LPS handled conservatively, with cautious skele
- Vitiensis Scoly (Lobophyllia vitiensis) Propagation GuideHow to approach propagation of Lobophyllia vitiensis (Indo scoly): a solitary fleshy disc that does not frag readily, so honest care, trimmi
- Aussie Scoly (Homophyllia australis) Propagation GuideHow Homophyllia australis (Aussie Scoly) is propagated: why this single-polyp coral resists conventional cutting, the bottom-up skeleton-tri
- Blastomussa merleti Propagation GuideHow to propagate Blastomussa merleti, the small-polyp mini blasto: dividing its dense colonial heads on the branching skeleton while protect
- Blastomussa wellsi Propagation GuideHow to propagate Blastomussa wellsi, the large-polyp pineapple blasto: fragging between polyps on its branching skeleton, with care to prote
- Micromussa amakusensis Propagation GuideMicromussa amakusensis is a small-polyped colonial acan; its tightly packed corallites are fragged on a band saw, with each compact polyp gr
- Acanthastrea bowerbanki (Homophyllia bowerbanki) Propagation GuideNow Homophyllia bowerbanki after a 2016 revision, this very fleshy colonial acan is fragged on a band saw between balloon-like corallites, e
- Acanthastrea hillae (Homophyllia bowerbanki) Propagation GuideAcanthastrea hillae was reclassified into Homophyllia bowerbanki in 2016; this colonial LPS is fragged on a band saw between corallites, eac
- Micromussa lordhowensis (Acan Lord) Propagation GuideThe prized Acan Lord, reclassified from Acanthastrea to Micromussa lordhowensis in 2016, is a colonial LPS fragged on a band saw between its
- Rainbow Acanthastrea Propagation GuideThe Rainbow Acan is a color morph of Acanthastrea echinata; like other acans it is fragged on a band saw between corallites, each polyp grou
- Acanthastrea echinata Propagation GuideAcanthastrea echinata is the type species of the colonial acan corals, fragged by band-sawing between fleshy corallites so each polyp group
- Diaseris distorta (Cycloseris distorta) Propagation GuideCycloseris distorta, the classic self-fragmenting disc coral, splits itself into wedge segments by skeletal autotomy that regrow into new cl
- Polyphyllia talpina Propagation GuideThe elongated, free-living slipper coral Polyphyllia talpina carries many mouths along an axial furrow; propagation uses fragmentation of th
- Heliofungia actiniformis Propagation GuideThe long-tentacle plate coral Heliofungia actiniformis buds off new polyps asexually; its anemone-like tentacles and sensitivity demand care
- Cycloseris cyclolites Propagation GuideThe small free-living disc coral Cycloseris cyclolites is a single solitary polyp; propagation rests on asexual regeneration of detached pie
- Fungia scutaria Propagation GuidePropagating the free-living Hawaiian plate coral Fungia scutaria relies on anthocaulus regeneration and daughter polyps from a damaged skele
- Fungia paumotensis Propagation GuideHow the solitary, free-living plate coral Fungia paumotensis reproduces: anthocaulus regeneration and daughter polyps from injured skeleton,
- Fungia concinna (Concinna Plate) Propagation GuideHow the solitary plate coral Fungia concinna (Fungiidae) propagates: through anthocauli daughter polyps regenerating from a stressed skeleto
- Fungia fungites (Mushroom Plate Coral) Propagation GuideHow the solitary plate coral Fungia fungites (Fungiidae) propagates: by anthocauli daughter polyps budding from a damaged skeleton, not by c
- Fungia repanda (Plate Coral) Propagation GuideHow the solitary free-living plate coral Fungia repanda (Fungiidae) propagates: not cut-fragged, but by anthocauli daughter polyps budding f
- Favia pallida (Pale Star Coral) Propagation GuidePropagating Dipsastraea pallida (formerly Favia, Merulinidae), a hardy brain coral with separate-walled corallites, by cutting the massive s
- Favites halicora (War Coral) Propagation GuidePropagating Favites halicora (Merulinidae), a brain coral with shared corallite walls, by cutting the massive skeleton, with notes on its ag
- Favia speciosa (Pineapple Brain) Propagation GuidePropagating the pineapple brain coral Dipsastraea speciosa (formerly Favia, Merulinidae) by sawing the massive skeleton between separate-wal
- Diploastrea heliopora (Honeycomb Coral) Propagation GuidePropagating Diploastrea heliopora (Diploastreidae), a massive, very slow-growing honeycomb boulder coral, by cutting the skeleton, with stro
- Goniastrea retiformis (Honeycomb Brain) Propagation GuidePropagating the honeycomb brain coral Goniastrea retiformis (Merulinidae) by cutting the massive colony skeleton, with notes on its reef spa
- Platygyra sinensis (Sinensis Brain) Propagation GuidePropagating the maze brain coral Platygyra sinensis (Merulinidae) by cutting its single meandering skeleton, with notes on broadcast spawnin
- Platygyra lamellina (Lamellina Brain) Propagation GuidePropagating Platygyra lamellina (Merulinidae), a meandroid brain coral, by sawing the single skeleton into frags, with notes on its mass spa
- Platygyra daedalea (Maze Brain Coral) Propagation GuidePropagation of the maze brain coral Platygyra daedalea (Merulinidae): cutting through the meandering colony skeleton to make frags, plus its