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Soft Corals
Soft corals grow rapidly in reef aquariums., They are relatively hardy
and should be first corals introduced by inexperienced reef aquarist.
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Anthelia |
Pumping Xenia,
White Pulsing Xenia, Blue Xenia |
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Alcyonium Palmatus |
Chili Soft Coral |
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Cladiella |
Colt Soft
Coral |
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Dendronephya |
Cauliflower Soft Coral, Cotton Cauliflower, Red Cauliflower |
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Sinularia |
Finger Leather Coral, Yellow
Finger Coral, Cabbage Coral, Lobed Leather Coral, soft
Finger Leather Coral |
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Lemnalia |
Tree Coral |
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Sarcophyton |
Thin Leather Coral, Leather
Coral, Yellow Leather Coral |
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Capnella |
Kenya Tree |
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Sphaerella |
Christmast Tree |
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Tubipora musica |
Organ Pipe Coral |
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Lobophytum |
Devil Hand |
Polyps
Polyps are colonial
corals and nearly all are extremely hardy. They are ideal candidates for
the beginner reef aquarist. All Polyps contain symbiotic algae and
require moderate to strong lighting with actinic. They will also benefit
from frozen food and live plankton.
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Parazoanthus
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Yellow Polyps, Brown Polyps, Green Polyps |
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Clavularia Virdis |
Green Star Polyps, Metallic Green Polyps,
White Star Polyps, Finger Star Polyps |
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Zoanthus |
Button Polyps, Zoas, Zoos |
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Cornularia |
Clove Polyps, Green Clove Polyps |
LPS Hard Corals
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Caulastrea |
Caulastrea Coral , Candy Cane, Trumpet Coral,
Torch Coral |
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Cynarina Lacrymalis |
Modern Coral,
Cat's Eye, Tooth Coral, Doughnut, Meat Coral |
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Euphyllia
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Green Torch Coral, Frogspawn Coral, Metallic
Green Torch Coral, Hammer Coral, Green Branch Hammer Coral,
Octopus Coral |
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Favia |
Favia danae, Favia favus, Favia helianthoides,
Favia lizardensis, Favia maritima, Favia matthaii, Favia
pallida, Favia rotundata, Favia speciosa, Favia veroni, Favia
vietnamensis |
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Favities |
Favites speciosa, Favites abdita, Favites
complanata, Favites flexuosa, Favites halicora |
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Fungia |
Green Plate Coral, Orange Plate Coral, Purple
Plate Coral |
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Galaxea
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Green Crystal Coral
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Goniopora |
Jewel Stone, Branch Goniopora |
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Heliofungia Actiniformis |
Plate Anemone, Long Tentacle Fungia |
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Lobophyllia
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Teeth coral,
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Merulina
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Merulina Coral |
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Physogyra
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Pearl Coral |
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Plerogyra
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Branch Bubble Coral, Bubble Cat-Eye |
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Polyphyllia Talpina |
Tongue Coral |
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Symphyllia |
Symphyllia Coral
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Dendrophyllia Fistula
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Sun Polyps, Black Sun Coral |
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Turbinaria |
Pagoda Stone, Stone Cup,
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Pavona |
Pavona Coral |
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Pectinia |
Pectinia Coral |
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Acanthastrea |
Acanthastrea bowerbanki, Acanthastrea
faviaformis, Acanthastrea hillae, Acanthastrea lordhowensis,
Acanthastrea maxima, Acanthastrea subechinata |
Mushroom
Corals
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Actinodiscus |
Blue Mushrooms, Red Mushrooms, Stripped
Mushroom, Spotted Mushroom
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Discosoma |
Giant Mushrooms, Metallic Mushrooms, Metallic
Mushrooms, Green Hairy Mushrooms, Giant Cup Mushrooms |
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Radhactis |
Elephant Ear Mushrooms |
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Ricordea Florida |
Rics, Pimple Mushrooms |
Sponges
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Helichondria |
Purple Sponge, Orange Sponge, Blue Sponge,
Yellow Sponge, Bee Sponge |
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Nephtheis Fascicularis |
Blue Cauliflower Sponge |
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SPS Hard Corals
SPS - Small Polyped Stony corals have small polyps on
a calcareouss skeleton. SPS hard corals are generally much more
difficult to keep than the LPS or soft corals
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Acropora |
Acropora loisetteae, Acropora retusa,
Acropora abrolhosensis, Acropora aculeus, Acropora appressa,
Acropora convexa, Acropora clathrata, Acropora
chesterfieldensis, Acropora cf. abrotanoides, Acropora
caroliniana, Acropora carduus, Acropora bifurcata, Acropora
batunai, Acropora azurea, Acropora austera, Acropora aspera,
Acropora donei, Acropora echinata, Acropora formosa,
Acropora humilis, Acropora meridiana, Acropora microclados ,
Acropora millepora, Acropora monticulosa, Acropora nana,
Acropora tutuilensis, Acropora valenciennesi |
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Pocillopora |
Pocillopora Damicornis, Pocillopora Elegans,
Pocillopora Verrucosa |
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Porites
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Stone Coral, Royal Multi Colour Stone, Branch
Porities, Cactus Porities |
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Montipora |
Montipora flabellata, Montipora verrucosa,
Montipora altasepta, Montipora cactus, Montipora caliculata,
Montipora capricornis, Montipora confusa, Montipora
crassituberculata, Montipora danae, Montipora foliosa,
Montipora informis, Montipora millepora, Montipora
monasteriata, Montipora nodosa, Montipora turgescens,
Montipora undata |
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Seriatopora |
Seriatophora Coral
, Birds Nest |
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Stylophora Pistillata |
Stylophora Coral |
Sea Fans
Sea Fans are similar to Soft Corals. Most of them are nocturnal and some
of them extending their polyps only during the night time when they
consume plankton.
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Eugorgia Rubens |
Blue Tip Sea Fan |
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Gorgonia |
Sea Fan |
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Diodogorgia nodulifera |
Yellow Finger Gorgonian |
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Swiftia exserta |
Orange Tree Gorgonian |
Other
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Stoichactis |
Carpet Anemone, Spotted Carpet Anemone, White
Carpet Anemone, Green Carpet Anemone, Corn Anemone, Red Corn
Anemone, Symbiose Anemone, Red Carpet Anemone, Blue Carpet
Anemone |
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Phymanthus |
Sun Anemone, Long Tentacle Anemone, White
Long Tentacle Anemone, White Tentacle Anemone, Purple
Tentacle Anemone |
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Radianthus |
White Anemone. Clown Anemone |
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Actinodendros |
Fire Anemone |
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Cerianthus Membranaceus |
Common Cerianthus, White Cerianthus, Orange
Cerianthus, Yellow Cerianthus, Purple Cerianthus |
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Ptilosarcus Gurneyi |
Orange Seapen, Feather Goose |
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Enoplometopus Daumi |
Clown Shrimp |
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Lysmata Amboinensis |
Cleaner Shrimp |
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Lysmata Debelius |
Fire Shrimp |
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Rhynchocinetes Kuiteri |
Dancing Shrimp |
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Panulirus Versicolor |
Spiny Lobster |
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Stenopus Hispidus |
Boxing Shrimp |
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Odontodacylius Syrllaris |
Mantis Shrimp |
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Saron Rectirostris |
Monkey Shrimp |
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Thalamita Spec |
Assorted Crab |
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Nudibranch / Glassodoris Sp |
Coloured Slug, Nudib |
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Hexabranchus Sanguinus |
Flying Slug |
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Ophidiaster Aphidianus |
Red Starfish |
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Linckia Laevigata |
Blue Starfish, White Starfish,
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Lima Scabra |
Flying Scallop |
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Stichopus Variegatus |
Red Sea Cucumber, Yellow Sea Cucumber |
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Spirographis Spallanzanii
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White Feather Duster, Yellow Feather Duster,
Brown Feather Duster |
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