Coral Profile

Favites

Favites pentagona

Also known as: War Coral, Honeycomb Coral

LPSbeginner

Type

LPS

Difficulty

beginner

Light

medium

Flow

low

Notes

Closely related to Favia but with polygonal corallites (vs Favia's circular). Hardy beginner LPS in similar colour morphs. The 'War Coral' trade name covers various Favites colonies in vivid contrasting colours.

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