Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Symphyllia valenciennesii Propagation GuideHow to propagate the massive closed-brain coral Symphyllia valenciennesii (Lobophylliidae) by cutting the colony skeleton, plus notes on its
- Symphyllia radians Propagation GuidePropagating the closed brain coral Symphyllia radians, now placed in Lobophyllia: cutting the colony along its radiating valleys with a band
- Symphyllia agaricia Propagation GuidePropagating the closed brain coral Symphyllia agaricia, now placed in Lobophyllia: cutting the colony along its deep grooves with a band saw
- Symphyllia wilsoni Propagation GuidePropagating the closed brain coral Symphyllia wilsoni, now placed in Lobophyllia: dividing the colony down its valleys with a band saw so ea
- Lobophyllia hataii Propagation GuidePropagating the lobed brain coral Lobophyllia hataii: separating its lobes with a band saw so each frag keeps tissue and skeleton, with atte
- Lobophyllia recta Propagation GuidePropagating the closed brain coral Lobophyllia recta (the former Symphyllia recta): dividing the colony down its parallel meandering valleys
- Lobophyllia flabelliformis Propagation GuidePropagating the plate-like brain coral Lobophyllia flabelliformis (formerly Symphyllia recta): cutting the colony along its broad valleys wi
- Lobophyllia corymbosa Propagation GuidePropagating the compact-lobed brain coral Lobophyllia corymbosa: dividing the colony between its lobes with a band saw so each frag keeps ti
- Lobophyllia hemprichii Propagation GuideHow to propagate the lobed brain coral Lobophyllia hemprichii: cutting a colony between its lobes with a band saw so each frag keeps tissue
- Aussie Pink Cynarina Propagation GuidePropagating the Australian pink colour form of Cynarina lacrymalis: a solitary single-polyp cat's-eye coral that is hard to frag and increas
- Cynarina lacrymalis Propagation GuidePropagation of the solitary button or cat's-eye coral Cynarina lacrymalis: a single-polyp species that is difficult to frag and increases ma
- Rainbow Acanthophyllia Propagation GuidePropagating the rainbow colour morph of Acanthophyllia deshayesiana: a solitary single-polyp meat coral that is not routinely fragged and in
- Acanthophyllia deshayesiana Propagation GuideHow the solitary meat coral Acanthophyllia deshayesiana reproduces: why this single-polyp species is rarely fragged and propagates mainly by
- Trachyphyllia radiata Propagation GuideWhy Trachyphyllia radiata (formerly Wellsophyllia), a multi-mouth open brain coral, is not routinely fragged: a free-living fleshy polyp rep
- Rainbow Trachyphyllia (Trachyphyllia geoffroyi) Propagation GuideWhy the rainbow morph of Trachyphyllia geoffroyi is not routinely fragged: a free-living solitary polyp that reproduces sexually on the reef
- Open Brain Coral (Trachyphyllia geoffroyi) Propagation GuideWhy Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, the free-living open brain coral, is not routinely fragged: a solitary fleshy polyp that reproduces sexually on
- Caulastrea curvata Propagation GuidePropagating Caulastraea curvata, a curved-corallite trumpet coral: a hardy branching LPS fragged easily by separating its compact bouquet of
- Caulastrea echinulata Propagation GuidePropagating Caulastraea echinulata, a trumpet coral with denser corallites: a hardy branching LPS fragged easily by separating individual he
- Bicolor Trumpet Coral (Caulastrea furcata) Propagation GuidePropagating the bicolor trumpet / candy cane morph of Caulastrea furcata: separating branching corallite heads and gluing them to plugs, one
- Candy Cane Coral (Caulastrea furcata) Propagation GuidePropagating the candy cane / trumpet coral (Caulastrea furcata): one of the easiest branching LPS to frag by separating individual corallite
- Octospawn (Euphyllia yaeyamaensis) Propagation GuidePropagating the Octospawn (Euphyllia yaeyamaensis), a branching frogspawn relative, by fragging between heads, with sweeper-tentacle and bro
- Euphyllia paraglabrescens Propagation GuidePropagating Euphyllia paraglabrescens, a wall-growing torch relative with a thick fleshy skeleton: dividing the colony skeleton, with sweepe
- Euphyllia cristata (Grape Coral) Propagation GuidePropagating Euphyllia cristata, the grape coral: a phaceloid Euphyllia with small clustered polyps, fragged by cutting between heads, with s
- Indo Torch (Euphyllia glabrescens) Propagation GuidePropagating the Indonesian morph of Euphyllia glabrescens torch coral: dividing the phaceloid branching skeleton into single heads, with not
- Holy Grail Torch (Euphyllia glabrescens) Propagation GuideHow to propagate the Holy Grail morph of Euphyllia glabrescens (torch coral): fragging the phaceloid skeleton between heads, managing sweepe
- Propagating Hellfire Torch Coral (Euphyllia glabrescens)Fragging guide for the Hellfire Torch, an ultra-rare color morph of Euphyllia glabrescens: cutting between phaceloid heads, with potent swee
- Propagating Octopus Torch Coral (Euphyllia glabrescens)Fragging guide for the Octopus Torch, a color morph of Euphyllia glabrescens with short thick tentacles: cutting between phaceloid heads, wi
- Propagating Gold Torch Coral (Euphyllia glabrescens)Fragging guide for the Gold Torch, a color morph of Euphyllia glabrescens: cutting between phaceloid heads, plus potent sweeper-tentacle and
- Propagating Torch Coral (Euphyllia glabrescens)Fragging guide for torch coral, Euphyllia glabrescens, whose phaceloid branching skeleton lets heads be cut apart, with potent sweeper-tenta
- Propagating Branching Frogspawn (Euphyllia paradivisa)Fragging guide for branching frogspawn, Euphyllia paradivisa, whose tree-like branches make it easier to divide than wall frogspawn, with sw
- Propagating Gold Frogspawn (Euphyllia divisa)Fragging guide for the Gold Frogspawn, a color morph of Euphyllia divisa: wall-skeleton fragging, sweeper-tentacle aggression and brown-jell
- Propagating Frogspawn Coral (Euphyllia divisa)Fragging guide for frogspawn coral, Euphyllia divisa, distinguishing its wall skeleton from branching relatives and covering sweeper-tentacl
- Propagating Gold Hammer Coral (Euphyllia ancora)Fragging guide for the Gold Hammer, a color morph of Euphyllia ancora: branching vs wall fragging, sweeper-tentacle aggression and brown-jel
- Propagating Hammer Coral (Euphyllia ancora)How to frag hammer coral, Euphyllia ancora, covering the difference between easy branching morphs and harder wall colonies, plus sweeper-ten
- Propagating Splatter Paly (Palythoa sp.)A guide to propagating the Splatter Palythoa morph by dividing its connected polyp mat, with the palytoxin safety measures that every Palyth
- Propagating Sunburst Paly (Palythoa sp.)A practical guide to dividing the Sunburst Palythoa colony for propagation, covering its mat-based asexual growth and the essential palytoxi
- Propagating Stargazer Paly (Palythoa sp.)How to propagate the Stargazer Palythoa morph by dividing the colonial mat, plus mandatory palytoxin safety precautions for every step of th
- Devil's Armor Paly Propagation GuideHow to propagate the Devil's Armor designer Palythoa by dividing the colonial mat between polyps, with strict palytoxin safety precautions f
- Aussie Grandis Paly Propagation GuideHow to propagate the Australian large-polyped Grandis-type Palythoa by dividing the colonial clusters, with strict palytoxin safety precauti
- Palythoa grandis Propagation GuideHow to propagate Palythoa grandis, the large-polyped sun-polyp zoanthid, by dividing the colonial clusters, with strict palytoxin safety pre
- Palythoa caribaeorum Propagation GuideHow to propagate Palythoa caribaeorum, the Caribbean sea-mat that forms large encrusting reef-flat colonies, by dividing the colonial mat, w
- Halloweens Zoa Propagation GuideHow to propagate the orange-and-purple Halloweens Zoanthus morph by fragging the fast-spreading colonial mat, with palytoxin safety precauti
- Cosmoflower Zoa Propagation GuideHow to propagate the metallic-teal, orange-center Cosmoflower Zoanthus morph by dividing the colonial mat, with palytoxin handling precautio
- Tyree Pink Hippos Zoa Propagation GuideHow to propagate the premium Tyree-line Pink Hippos Zoanthus morph by fragging the colonial mat, with palytoxin safety precautions for handl
- Tubbs Blue Zoa Propagation GuideHow to propagate the slow-growing deep-blue Tubbs Blue Zoanthus morph by fragging the colonial mat, with palytoxin safety precautions for ha
- Acid Trips Zoa Propagation GuideHow to propagate the green-skirt, pink-purple-center Acid Trips Zoanthus morph by dividing the colonial mat, with palytoxin handling safety.
- Lemon Drops Zoa Propagation GuideHow to propagate the bright-yellow, neon-green-mouth Lemon Drops Zoanthus morph by fragging the stolon mat, with palytoxin safety precaution
- Daisy Cutters Zoa Propagation GuideHow to propagate the white-skirt, yellow-center Daisy Cutters Zoanthus morph by dividing the colonial mat between polyps, with palytoxin han
- Scrambled Eggs Zoa Propagation GuideHow to propagate the yellow-orange Scrambled Eggs Zoanthus morph by fragging the colonial stolon mat, with palytoxin safety precautions for
- OG Bowsers Zoa: Propagation GuidePropagating the OG Bowsers zoa (Zoanthus sp.), a green-skirt orange-ring morph with blue dots, by cutting the stolon mat and mounting frags,