Are Scolymia aggressive?

The Australian Scolymia Coral is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral and referred to as the Doughnut, Scoly, Artichoke, or Disk Coral. It is not an outwardly aggressive coral, but should be provided with plenty of space between itself and other corals because it can expand twice its size during the day.

Why are Scoly so expensive?

Most Scolymia today, at least the very sought after colorful ones come out of Australia. It mostly comes from the permits that are given each season to be able to collect them. Only so many get harvested each year, and of course,the rarest and most colorful ones go for the most money.

Can Scolys touch each other?

None of my Scolys are touching other Scolys, but they are fine with Acan Lords and Bowerbanki. The chalices will put the hurt on the acans if they grow too close together.

How do Scolys reproduce?

The most realistic current way of reproducing scoly’s is asexual fragmentation. People have cut them up into quarters and them let them heal into whole scoly’s again. Apparently it takes a long time and they do not regain their perfect shape after the cut.

Can you frag Trachyphyllia?

make sure it has at least 2 or more mouths on it. if not don’t frag it yet. 2. take a rubber band and band in between the 2 mouths, put it back in the tank let it sit for 2-3 weeks, the fleshy part will slowly tear and heal as it inflates.

How do you take care of Scolymia?

Scolymia do best on the sandbed under lower lighting conditions. They can also be kept on lower rock work but you should keep them on flat surfaces so that they don’t fall over. Its best to give it room away from other LPS corals that may sting it.

How do Scoly corals reproduce?

How do you care for Scolymia?

Scoly corals are generally hardy and should acclimate well to any mature tank with typical reef tank water parameters:

1. Temperature: 73-84 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. pH: 8.1-8.4.
3. Salinity: 1.025 specific gravity.
4. Calcium: 400 ppm.
5. Hardness: 8-12 dkh.
6. Ammonia, nitrate, nitrite: 0 ppm.

How do you place Scolymia?

Scoly Placement Scolymia do best on the sandbed under lower lighting conditions. They can also be kept on lower rock work but you should keep them on flat surfaces so that they don’t fall over. Its best to give it room away from other LPS corals that may sting it.

Can zoas touch SPS?

Zoanthids are peaceful and relatively harmless to surrounding SPS corals and with fellow Zoas.

Do scolymias reproduce sexually?

Scolymias, like all corals, are actually animals, not plants, so many reproduce sexually. Scolymias do just this—each coral releases eggs and sperm into the water. The sperm fertilizes the eggs, and new corals are born. Although this could, theoretically, happen in the home aquarium, these corals have never successfully reproduced in captivity.

Can You propagate Scolymia?

Propagating Scolymias is difficult and is rarely done. Cutting into the flesh and stony structure of a Scolymia is challenging and leaves the coral open to a number of infections. Most Scolymia corals that are cut do not survive the process.

How much light do scolymias need to grow?

Like all stony corals, Scolymias grow by creating new calcium layers, one on top of the next. In order to do this, these corals require the correct amount of light. For Scolymias, this means a medium amount of light, somewhere between 50 and 150 PAR.

Do scalymias die if they are fragged?

Many corals can withstand fragging, but Scolymias don’t seem to recover well from it, and most Scolys that are fragged end up dying. In addition, even Scolymias that survive fragging generally don’t regain their round shape, which can make feeding difficult for the coral.