A quick internet search for “Favia for sale” will return a collection of encrusting large-polyp stony corals collectively grouped as such. However, if one were to take a closer look, they would notice that many of these “Favia” are nothing…
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Two Dipsastraea speciosa corals we wish we’d bought when we saw them
Do you ever regret not buying a coral? We were scrolling through our phone pictures recently when we were reminded of two “Favia” which were on sale when we worked in a wholesaler’s. There we dealt with thousands of corals…
ORMA Teases the Motherlode of Colorful Fluted Moon Corals
The fluted moon corals formerly of the special Barabbatoia genus may have been re-reclassified back into Favia, but that doesn’t really change how much we love them in reef tanks. This group of moon corals (Faviids), first ‘championed’ by Ocean…
Dipsastraea matthaii Is The Cutest Little Favia!
Dipsastraea matthai is a pretty common coral in the trade. It’s often misidentified as Micromussa. And it was recently moved from Favia that is now exclusively Atlantic genus, to the new Dipsastraea which has been created for its Indopacific members…
Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition, Sulawesi Mainland Across from Bangka
If you’ve been following along with the Sulawesi half of our Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition, you will start to see a trend emerge that coral species are very much influenced or restricted by their habitats. As aquarists, this information comes…
Favia camranensis, a new species of moon coral with corallites like shingles
Favia camranensis is a new species of moon brain coral recently described by Yuri Latypov from colonies discovered in Vietnam. Found living in monospecific aggregations of five to twenty colonies at Hon Nai Reef in Cam Ranh Bay, Favia camaranensis differs…
Northernmost coral reef discovered near Japan
Researchers have found what is the highest latitude coral reef to date off the coast of Japan. The reef was found at 34° N in the the bay between Tsushima and Iki Islands by Hiroya Yamano and his team. That…
Reef Aquarium Design adds custom, 800 gallon aquarium to posh Miami beach house
When you have yourself a posh $16.5 million beach-front home in Miami, you really don’t pull any punches when you want to add an aquarium. Reef Aquarium Design built and installed a swanky 800 gallon reef aquarium in this one-of-a-kind home…
Ecoxotic’s 120 watt Cannon LED Pendant hits production
Ecoxotic’s 120 watt cannon LED light recently hit production after we first spied it using vapor filled heat pipes last year. The 120 watt cannon is powered by a multi-chip LED with an integrated driver for easier installation. The larger…
Jendub’s Pot of Gold Favia raises the bar for top shelf Faviids
We’re not much for hyping new coral strains but there appears to be no limit to the eye-popping coral coming of Australia, and some corals just can’t be ignored. If you’re a faviid collector then you’ve already seen the mystic…