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Tube Anemone
Tube anemones are burrowing sandbed predators that need a deep, stable substrate, gentle flow, and regular meaty feedings. They have a strong sting and...
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Stylophora
Stylophora Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Stylophora in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/stylophora. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Psammocora
Psammocora Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Psammocora in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/psammocora. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Porites
Porites Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Porites in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/porites. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Pocillopora
Pocillopora Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Pocillopora in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/pocillopora. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Pavona
Pavona Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Pavona in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/pavona. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Other SPS
Other SPS Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Other SPS in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/other-sps. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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ORA Aquacultured SPS
ORA Aquacultured SPS Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for ORA Aquacultured SPS in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/ora-aquacultured-sps....
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Montipora Digitata (Montipora digitata)
Montipora digitata is a beginner-friendly branching SPS coral that grows “finger” structures with stable reef chemistry, moderate–high light, and strong turbulent flow.
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Leptoseris
Leptoseris Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Leptoseris in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/leptoseris. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Hydnophora
Hydnophora Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Hydnophora in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/hydnophora. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Encrusting SPS
Encrusting SPS Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Encrusting SPS in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/encrusting-sps. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Cyphastrea
Cyphastrea Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Cyphastrea in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/cyphastrea. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Branching SPS
Branching SPS Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Branching SPS in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/branching-sps. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Birdsnest Coral
A popular branching SPS coral that forms a dense “nest” structure. Best in stable tanks with moderate-to-high light and strong, turbulent flow. More forgiving...
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Acropora Table
Acropora Table Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Acropora Table in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/sps/acropora-table. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Acropora
The ultimate SPS challenge: fast-growing branches and plates that glow under strong light and flow.
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Zoanthids (Zoanthus spp.)
Zoanthids are colorful, beginner-friendly polyp corals that grow into colonies with stable conditions, low–moderate light, and moderate flow, but they can close up from...
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Pulsing Xenia
Pulsing xenia is a fast-growing soft coral famous for its rhythmic pulsing polyps, thriving in stable tanks with low–moderate light and gentle flow, but...
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Tree Soft Corals
Tree Soft Corals Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Tree Soft Corals in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/tree-soft-corals....
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Toadstool Leather Coral
Toadstool leathers are hardy beginner soft corals that grow into a large “cap and stalk” centerpiece with waving polyps, thriving in stable tanks with...
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Soft Coral Polyps
Soft Coral Polyps Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Soft Coral Polyps in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/soft-coral-polyps....
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Sea Whips
Sea Whips Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Sea Whips in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/sea-whips. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Sea Fans
Sea Fans Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Sea Fans in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/sea-fans. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Photosynthetic Gorgonians
Photosynthetic Gorgonians Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Photosynthetic Gorgonians in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/photosynthetic-gorgonians. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Palythoa (Palythoa spp.)
Palythoa are hardy, fast-growing polyp corals that form spreading mats in low–moderate light with moderate flow, but they can overtake rockwork if you don’t...
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Other Soft Coral
Other Soft Coral Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Other Soft Coral in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/other-soft-coral....
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Nepthea
Nepthea Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Nepthea in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/nepthea. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Leather Corals
Leather Corals Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Leather Corals in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/leather-corals. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Kenya Tree Coral (Capnella spp.)
Kenya Tree is a hardy beginner soft coral that grows into a branching “tree” and thrives in stable tanks with low–moderate light and gentle...
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Green Star Polyps (GSP)
Green Star Polyps are a hardy beginner coral with bright waving green polyps that grows fast and can overtake rockwork if not isolated.
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Finger Leather
Finger Leather Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Finger Leather in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/finger-leather. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Devils Hand Leather
Devils Hand Leather Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Devils Hand Leather in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/devils-hand-leather....
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Colt Coral
Colt Coral Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Colt Coral in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/colt-coral. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Clove Polyps
Clove Polyps Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Clove Polyps in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/clove-polyps. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Beginner Soft Corals
Beginner Soft Corals Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Beginner Soft Corals in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/beginner-soft-corals....
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Anthelia
Anthelia Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Anthelia in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/soft-coral/anthelia. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Yuma Ricordea
Yuma Ricordea Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Yuma Ricordea in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/mushroom-corals/yuma-ricordea. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Ricordea
Ricordea Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Ricordea in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/mushroom-corals/ricordea. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Rhodactis Mushrooms
Rhodactis Mushrooms Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Rhodactis Mushrooms in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/mushroom-corals/rhodactis-mushrooms. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Other Mushrooms
Other Mushrooms Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Other Mushrooms in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/mushroom-corals/other-mushrooms. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Discosoma Mushrooms
Discosoma Mushrooms Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Discosoma Mushrooms in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/mushroom-corals/discosoma-mushrooms. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Trachy
Trachy Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Trachy in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/trachy. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Scoly
Scoly Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Scoly in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/scoly. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Plate Coral
Plate Coral Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Plate Coral in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/plate-coral. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Pectinia
Pectinia Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Pectinia in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/pectinia. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Other LPS
Other LPS Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Other LPS in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/other-lps. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Lobophyllia
Lobophyllia Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Lobophyllia in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/lobophyllia. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Hammer Coral (Euphyllia)
Hammer corals are classic, beginner-friendly LPS corals with swaying hammer-shaped tips that thrive in stable tanks with low–moderate light, gentle flow, and plenty of...
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Goniopora
Goniopora Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Goniopora in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/goniopora. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Frogspawn Coral (Euphyllia)
Frogspawn corals are popular, beginner-friendly LPS corals with flowing tentacles and “frog-egg” tips that do best in stable tanks with low–moderate light, gentle flow,...
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Favia Favites
Favia Favites Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Favia Favites in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/favia-favites. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Chalice Coral
Chalice Coral Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Chalice Coral in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/chalice-coral. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Brain Corals
Brain Corals Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Brain Corals in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/brain-corals. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Blasto
Blasto Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Blasto in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/blasto. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Alveopora
Alveopora Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Alveopora in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/alveopora. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Acanthophyllia
Acanthophyllia Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Acanthophyllia in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/lps/acanthophyllia. Breadcrumb: Livestock → Coral...
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Acan Coral (Micromussa lordhowensis)
Acans are colorful, fleshy LPS corals that thrive in stable tanks with low–moderate light, gentle flow, and occasional target feeding for best growth and...
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Other Anemones
Other Anemones Overview This is the canonical Reefapedia landing article for Other Anemones in the livestock taxonomy. Taxonomy Context Category path: livestock/coral/anemone/other-anemones. Breadcrumb: Livestock...
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Magnificent Anemone (Magnifica / Ritteri)
Magnificent anemones (Magnifica/Ritteri) are iconic clownfish hosts but require a large, mature reef with high light, strong broad flow, and excellent oxygenation. They climb...