Favia of the Gods (Favia sp.) – Frag | WYSIWYG | Frag 2 Order

This Favia of the Gods showcases richly colored polyps with intricate patterning and contrasting centers, creating a striking “starburst” appearance that pops under reef lighting. A hardy, slow-growing LPS coral known for its bold presence and host of personality — each head puffs out during the day and retracts at night, making it a dynamic and rewarding addition to any reef tank.

Care Requirements:

• Care level: Easy to Moderate
• Lighting: 100–200 PAR
• Flow: Low to moderate, indirect flow preferred
• Placement: Lower to mid-tank, away from aggressive neighbors — sweeper tentacles can extend at night
• Feeding: Benefits from target feeding meaty foods (mysis, pellets) 1-2x weekly
• Water parameters: Stable reef parameters (Ca 380-450, Alk 8-12 dKH, Mg 1250-1350)

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Care Guide
Favia, commonly known as Moon or Pineapple Coral, is a durable LPS with distinct fleshy lobes and a wide range of color combinations. It thrives under low to moderate lighting and gentle to moderate flow, and its color intensifies with regular feeding of meaty foods.

Placement: Lower to middle rockwork with gentle flow, away from stinging neighbors.

What to expect when it arrives

Brain corals arrive with tissue pulled tight against the skeleton and the corallite structure showing clearly. Float the sealed bag 15 minutes, drip acclimate 30 to 45 minutes, and place the coral low in moderate light and moderate flow. Tissue inflation returns over one to three days.

Placement, and the aggression nobody plans for

These are among the most aggressive corals in a mixed reef and almost nobody accounts for it when placing them. Favia, Favites, Platygyra and their relatives send out sweeper tentacles at night that reach several inches past the daytime footprint and will chemically burn whatever they touch. Judge spacing by what the coral does after lights out, not by how it looks at noon. Four to six inches of clear space in every direction is a sensible minimum.

Feeding and growth

Brains take small meaty food readily and thicken visibly for it. Feed two or three times a week after lights out when the feeder tentacles are already extended and the coral will take food without a fight. Growth is steady rather than fast — expect the colony to encrust outward across its base over months.

Common trouble

A bare patch or dark stripe spreading across the dome is usually mechanical damage from a neighbor rather than disease. Check sweeper range before treating for anything. Skeleton showing between corallites with no obvious cause generally means light that is too strong for where the coral sits.

Compatibility

Excellent for a beginner on husbandry, difficult for a beginner on placement. They will win almost any exchange, so the risk is to the neighbors rather than to the brain itself.