• Name:

    Pavona Coral

    (View AKA's)
  • Family: Agariciidae
  • Species: Pavona
  • Scientific Name: Pavona decussatus
Statistics
Statistics above are based off of 1 user who have claimed
More Details

Also Know As:

| Cactus Coral

| Potato Chip Coral

| Lettuce Coral

| Green Pavona Coral

General info about Pavona Coral

In general, corals from the genus Pavona takes different coral lifeforms like massive, columnar, leaf-like or plate-like where this can be influenced by current, wave action, depth and lighting condition. Pavona can easily be identified since they have no corallite walls. Instead, their corallites have a shallow depression where each is clearly delineated by a septocostae.

For the Pavona Coral, they are predominatly colored brown with light green polyps. This are the water parameters for cultivating Pavona Coral:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 2.86 - 3.93 MEQ/L (8 - 11 dKH)
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 -10
  • Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
  • pH: 8.1 - 8.4

Pavona Coral Diet & Nutrition

The Pavona Coral get its primary nourishment from the symbiotic zooxanthellae living within their tissues. But despite this, we still recommend you do supplemental feeding by adding brine shrimp and mysis.

Fragging / Propagating Pavona Coral

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Pavona Coral. They need to be set at the bottom portion of the tank where lighting and flow rate are in moderation.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Pavona Coral

Pavona Coral requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.

Pavona Coral Origin

Pavona Coral can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean and usually thrive in vertical reef ledges and overhang wall that is free from strong current. They are now a vulnerable species and has been listed under Appendix II of the CITES list, which means that their international trade is monitored.

Caution Should be Taken with Pavona Coral

Pavona Coral is not aggressive an aggressive species. However, we still recommend you give them ample space with other corals. This is due to fact that they grow fast and may overshadow corals underneath it.

How to Acclimate Pavona Coral

Since Pavona Coral is a marine species, salinity must be entirely maintained at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Relevent Articles

Original Detail

Name Species Family Scientific Name More Detail Added by
Pavona Coral Pavona Agariciidae Pavona decussatus

In general, corals from the genus Pavona takes different coral lifeforms like massive, columnar, leaf-like or plate-like where this can be influenced by current, wave action, depth and lighting condition. Pavona can easily be identified since they have no corallite walls. Instead, their corallites have a shallow depression where each is clearly delineated by a septocostae.

For the Pavona Coral, they are predominatly colored brown with light green polyps. This are the water parameters for cultivating Pavona Coral:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 2.86 - 3.93 MEQ/L (8 - 11 dKH)
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 -10
  • Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
  • pH: 8.1 - 8.4
PalaciosAn

Changed by users

Submitted Date Submitted By Status Action
2019-08-31 03:20:14 PalaciosAn Approved
2019-01-16 02:09:06 Tristan Paylado Approved