How difficult is it to keep Cyphastrea Serailia?

Beginner. This is a beginner-friendly species. No special equipment or experience is required, and it can be kept successfully with basic care setup.

What is the ideal temperature for Cyphastrea Serailia?

The ideal temperature for Cyphastrea Serailia is 24〜27℃. Avoid sudden temperature changes and maintain a stable environment.

How large does Cyphastrea Serailia get?

Cyphastrea Serailia typically reaches Colonies from about 10 cm to several tens of cm as an adult. Size may vary depending on care conditions and individual genetics.

What is the typical price for Cyphastrea Serailia?

The price of Cyphastrea Serailia varies significantly depending on variety, size, and individual quality. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Cyphastrea Serailia

Q: What should I feed Cyphastrea Serailia?

Cyphastrea Serailia feeds on: Mainly nutrition from symbiotic zooxanthellae, supplemented with fine particulate coral foods offered at night.. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

Beginner

Cyphastrea serailia

A merulinid reef coral whose small corallites stand as low knobs scattered over the skeleton surface. Called the lesser knob coral in English, it forms encrusting to hemispherical colonies and is widespread across the Indo-Pacific.

Difficulty

Beginner

Temperature

24〜27℃

Size

Colonies from about 10 cm to several tens of cm

Diet

Mainly nutrition from symbiotic zooxanthellae, supplemented with fine particulate coral foods offered at night.

About

Cyphastrea serailia, the lesser knob coral, is a reef-building merulinid coral described by Forsskal in 1775. The distribution records held by WoRMS run from the Red Sea, East Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Mauritius, the Seychelles, the Maldives and Chagos to Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands and Australia. Colonies range from encrusting sheets over rock to hemispherical mounds, and the genus is recognised by its small corallites, which stand out as low knobs scattered across the skeleton surface. Colonies are usually brown or green, sometimes with the corallites a contrasting colour. It grows well under moderate light and moderate flow and is reasonably fast-growing, so it is treated as a hardy beginner stony coral, though it encrusts outwards and will overgrow neighbours, so it needs room. As a scleractinian it is on CITES Appendix II.

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