Aquarium Care Guides
2881 articles- 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
- 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