Coral Spotlight | Scolymia

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Common names: Scolymia, Scoly, Donut Coral

Natural origin: Indo-Pacific

Sensitivity (Level 2): Scolymias are generally very tolerant of most conditions, but stable alkalinity is important.

Feeding: Scolymias have a very strong prey capture ability. They may be fed any meaty foods including pellets.

Lighting (Level 4 to 7): These corals prefer moderate lighting, but may be adapted to higher. Be sure to acclimate them when moving to higher light.

Water flow: Moderate to stronger water flow is ideal.

Placement: Scolymias must be placed on the sand. They are aggressive corals with long sweeper tentacles, so be sure to leave ample space around them.

General: Stable alkalinity is a must with these corals and calcium above 400 is best to promote growth

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Just FYI all Scolymia species are confined to the Caribbean. There was a study done a couple years back that reclassified the Pacific scolys into genera like Homophyllia. Our hobby hasn't seemed to catch on yet...
 
Just FYI all Scolymia species are confined to the Caribbean. There was a study done a couple years back that reclassified the Pacific scolys into genera like Homophyllia. Our hobby hasn't seemed to catch on yet...
True, I need to adjust my info on them soon.
 

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