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Name: Palythoa sp. |
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Origin: Indo-Pacific |
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Button polyps are amoung the easiest to keep coral I have come across. I have a colony of button polyps in my nano reef and it has grown immensely. I regularly frag the colony and all the frags I have given away are doing fantastic acording to their new owners. Water movement doesn't seem to be a problem, they don't seem to care whether its fast or slow. Same with lighting, I have my colony on a miniature bommie not attached to any other rocks and these polyps have grown even into the shadows of the bommie, though not as densely as directly on top of it. The major setback I have found is that they spread very quickly. For example, even though I have separated the colony from any of the other rockwork, it spread down to the point where it was touching the sand and seems to have fragged itself in a search for more space! I also find my common clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris or "Nemo" clownfish) snuggled up into the colony at night time, and he stays in close proximity during the day, however I doubt all clowns will host in these polyps. These corals are great for beginners and experts alike, especially when you want an undemanding, beautiful space filler!
These are one of my favorite corals. They come in some many colors and won't stop spreading. They don't care how much light or flow they get so they are great for beginners! I got a few polyps one time on another frag rock, they took over the whole rock! A GREAT coral.
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