Acanthastrea echinata orange eye Candy Cane Psammocora Contigua Green

Psammocora Contigua Green

Feeding: Relies on zooxanthellae and plankton

There are mixed reports on whether or not Chalices will sting other Chalices

Its structure is more thicker set than the average stage formation and is slower growing

Difficulty: Difficult

Acanthastrea echinata orange eye Candy Cane Psammocora Contigua GreenAcanthastrea echinata orange eye Acanthastrea echinata, are commonly known as acans or the starry cup coral. This species of coral is in the family Lobophylliidae. Acans are a wide ranging species found from the western Indian Ocean, throughout the Pacific Ocean, and eastward to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It can inhabit any reef habitat to depths of 50 m. It is a hungry coral that does benifit from night feeding and a little nutrient in the reef