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Favites Brain Coral
Favites spp.
Family: Merulinidae
📍 Indo-Pacific Reef Systems
Favites (war coral / closed brain coral) are encrusting SPS corals with a brain-like maze pattern. They are moderately demanding and aggressive, extending sweeper tentacles at night to sting neighbours. Available in a wide range of vivid colour morphs.
Keeping this species
- flow
- Moderate
- light
- Medium to high
- feeding
- Photosynthetic; benefits from meaty target feeding
- tank size
- 50 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Aggressive – long sweeper tentacles at night
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Water it likes
- ph
- 8.1–8.3
- calcium
- 400–450 ppm
- salinity
- 1.025–1.026 SG
- alkalinity
- 8–12 dKH
- temperature
- 75–81°F (24–27°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
79°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Feb high)