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Scientific Name: Balanophyllia sp
Common Name : Balanophyllia
Colors: Yellow, Orange
Care Level: Easy
Reproduction: They reproduce sexually by releasing eggs and sperm at the same time, resulting in a fertilized egg which then forms into a free-swimming planula larva. They brood their young internally. They then release swimming, pelagic larvae.
Coral Placement: Likes moderate to fast flow.
Feeding: Mysis, Brine Shrimp, Meaty foods.
More Information: Not commonly found, normally found as hitch-hikers. This coral catches prey primarily by its tentacles, but may open its mouth widely and capture some prey with the mesenteries inside its gastrovascular cavity . This species is known to be able to absorb dissolved organic carbon from the water. The polyps of this coral are solitary.