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| Scientific
Name |
Acropora chesterfieldensis |
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| Common
Name |
Green Acropora |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
For the advanced aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Acropora
loripes |
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| Common
Name |
Blue Acropora |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
For the advanced aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Acropora
sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Purple Tipped Acropora |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
For the advanced aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Briareum
stechei (formerly Clavularia viridis) |
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| Common
Name |
Green Star Polyps |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy – good for
beginners; spreads on anything, including glass & plumbing |
| Scientific
Name |
Caulastrea
timida |
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| Common
Name |
Trumpet Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Medium |
| Scientific
Name |
Cladiellia
colti |
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| Common
Name |
Colt Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy in nutrient rich water |
| Scientific
Name |
Condylactis
sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Atlantic Anemone |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy |
| Scientific
Name |
Discosoma
sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Mushroom Anemone |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy – except in nutrient
poor water |
| Scientific
Name |
Discosoma
sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Mushroom Anemone |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy – except in nutrient
poor water |
| Scientific
Name |
Discosomas
w/ Zooanthus sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Mushroom Anemone & Button
Polyps |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy |
| Scientific
Name |
Entacmaea quadricolor |
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| Common
Name |
Bubble Tip Anemone / Rose
Anemone (orange or red varieties) |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easiest to keep of anemones;
colonial types reproduce asexually |
| Scientific
Name |
Eunicea
sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Knobby Sea Rod |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy if fed regularly |
| Scientific
Name |
Favites
abdita |
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| Common
Name |
Pineapple Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy |
| Scientific
Name |
Galaxea
fascicularis |
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| Common
Name |
Galaxy Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Can be difficult to start;
easier once established; needs good light, water movement, water quality |
| Scientific
Name |
Heliopora
coerulea |
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| Common
Name |
Blue Ridge Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
For the advanced aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Lobophyllia hemprichii |
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| Common
Name |
Red Brain Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy |
| Scientific
Name |
Lobophyllia
sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Carpet Brain Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy |
| Scientific
Name |
Lobophytum
sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Devil’s Hand |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy |
| Scientific
Name |
Montipora sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Montipora sp. |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium to high |
| Level of
Difficulty |
For the advanced aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Merulina
scabricula |
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| Common
Name |
Ruffled Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
For the advanced aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Parazoanthus
sp. (identification not confirmed) |
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| Common
Name |
Yellow Polyps |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy – put in good
current to carry food to polyps |
| Scientific
Name |
Platygyra
sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Brain Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Intermediate |
| Scientific
Name |
Plerogyra
sinuousa |
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| Common
Name |
Bubble Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy – will except food
when tentacles are visible at night; feed only occasionally |
| Scientific
Name |
Sarcophyton
elegans |
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| Common
Name |
Yellow Leather |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy – put in good
current when first introducing to tank |
| Scientific
Name |
Seriatopora hystrix |
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| Common
Name |
Pink Bird's Nest |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
For the advanced aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Serpent Star (unidentified) |
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| Common
Name |
Red Serpent Star |
| Lighting
Requirements |
N/A |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Medium – does not
tolerate salinity fluctuations |
| Scientific
Name |
Sinularia
dura |
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| Common
Name |
Flower Leather |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy |
| Scientific
Name |
Sinularia
spp. |
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| Common
Name |
Green Finger Leather / Green
Tree |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
May be difficult at beginning
due to the fact that it bruises easily during shipment; if close attention is paid during
initial stages, once it is established it is easy to maintain. |
| Scientific
Name |
Stylophora pistillata |
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| Common
Name |
Stylophora pistillata (no
common name) |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
For the advanced aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Symphyllia
radians |
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| Common
Name |
Symphyllia Brain Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy |
| Scientific
Name |
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi |
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| Common
Name |
Open Brain Coral |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to Medium |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Intermediate |
| Scientific
Name |
Tridacna
crocea |
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| Common
Name |
Crocea Clam |
| Lighting
Requirements |
High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy once established |
| Scientific
Name |
Tridacna
derasa |
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| Common
Name |
Tridacna Clam |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Much less demanding than
Maxima and Crocea in terms of light requirements – grows fast |
| Scientific
Name |
Tridacna
maxima |
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| Common
Name |
Maxima Clam |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy once established |
| Scientific
Name |
Tubipora
musica |
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| Common
Name |
Pipe Organ |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Advanced reef-keeping skills
required; tendency for hair algae to grow on skeleton – keep clean |
| Scientific
Name |
Xenia sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Pumping Xenia |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Medium-High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
For the advanced aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Zoanthus
sp. |
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| Common
Name |
Pink Sea Mat |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy for even the beginner
aquarist |
| Scientific
Name |
Zoanthus
spp. |
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| Common
Name |
Green & Orange Sea Mats /
Sand Polyps |
| Lighting
Requirements |
Low to High |
| Level of
Difficulty |
Easy for even the beginner
aquarist |
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