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Fungia
Fungia
Scientific classification
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Fungia
Fungia Offspring PHOTO Alfie
Scientific classification
SubOrder: Families:

Contents 1 Fungia(plate coral) 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Description 1.3 Origin 1.4 Common Species 2 Requirements 2.1 Lighting 2.2 Flow 2.3 Feeding 2.4 Hardiness 2.5 Placement in Aquarium 3 Propagation

[edit] Fungia(plate coral)

[edit] Pronunciation

FUN-dgee-uh

[edit] Description

Free living dome shaped corals. Juvelines start life as attached polyps

[edit] Origin

East Africa, Indo-Pacific

[edit] Common Species

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[edit] Requirements

[edit] Lighting

Moderate to intense lighting, but care must be taken to acclimatise these corals to high levels of lighting

[edit] Flow

These corals are very tolerant of a wide range of flow

[edit] Feeding

Fungia will accept meaty chunks of food and have good prey capturing abilities

[edit] Hardiness

Generally very hardy corals

Mostly non aggressive but can be at times

[edit] Placement in Aquarium

The need to be put on the substrate as they sometimes tend to "walk" across the surface.

[edit] Propagation

These corals grow stalks where juveniles called anthocualli are attached