Fox Coral

 Quick Care Facts

• Care Level: Easy   • Temperament: Peaceful   • Waterflow: Low
• Placement: Bottom   • Lighting: Low to Moderate   • Color Form: Beige, Green, Tan, White
 • Supplements: Calcium, Strontium, Trace Elements   • Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.023-1.025
• Origin: Indo-Pacific   • Family: Caryophylliidae   • Species: LPS Hard Corals

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The Fox Coral is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral that has a fragile calcareous skeleton, which requires extra care when handling or placing this specimen. Be careful that when placing this specimen in your reef aquarium, that it placed gently between the rocks so that it is not damaged. The Fox Coral is a very peaceful coral that does not have stinging tentacles, instead it uses its polyps to feed. The polyps on the Fox Coral will extend approximately 3 times the width of the skeleton during the day. Keep this in mind when placing this specimen within your reef aquarium.

The Fox Coral is very easy to maintain, making it an excellent choice for the beginning reef aquarist. By only requiring moderate lighting intensity and low water movement within the aquarium, the Fox Coral has very modest requirements in comparison with many similarly attractive corals. If you are placing the Fox Coral in a reef aquarium with specimens that do require higher lighting & moderate water flow, be sure to situate the Fox Coral in a bottom location within the aquarium that has low water flow.

The Fox Coral will benefit from weekly feedings of micro-plankton, brine shrimp or similar other foods. In addition the Fox Coral will also require calcium, strontium, and other trace elements be added to the water.