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Stony Corals SPS (256)

General descriptionThe Small-Polyp Stony or SPS-corals have small fleshy polyps that lay down a calcareous skeleton. They are usually either branching or plated. These are different than LPS, which are also called Large Polyped Stony corals. Both SPS corals and LPS corals are reef building corals and each polyp will build a stony skeleton, while soft corals don't usually leave a stony skeleton behind when they die.

SPS corals require different water parameters than soft corals do, for their survival [Further read], and especially for their maximum growth. They prefer to have close to zero measureable Nitrates, because these Nitrates can inhibit the building of their skeleton. The calcification of their skeleton can be slowed or stopped by higher levels of Nitrates.

Small-Polyp Stony corals use zooxanthellae in the same way that LPS and other corals do, but they require more specific conditions to grow and maintain health. Due to the reduced amount of zooxanthellae in SPS corals, it is sometimes necessary to feed the corals using phytoplankton or other coral food.

It is possible to keep SPS corals in the same tank as soft corals, but in the ocean, you don't really see a lot of mixing of the two types of corals except in sort of micro environments. Most part of SPS-corals enjoy bright light and strong currents. They are often fragile and are propagated by breaking off pieces. Small-Polyp Stonies are considered to be the ultimate challenge in keeping corals. They are certainly the most difficult types of coral to keep. But by doing a few things right within your system. It's really not that difficult to keep them.

Acropora(168), Anacropora(6), Montipora(48), Pocillopora(6), Porites(12), Psammocora(9), Seriatopora(4), Stylophora(3)

A. abrolhosensis

Acropora abrolhosensis

A. abrotanoides

Acropora aculeus

A. acuminata

Acropora acuminata

A. akajimensis

Acropora akajimensis

A. anthocercis

A. appressa

A. arabensis

Acropora arabensis

Acropora aspera

Stony Coral Colonies

A. bifurcata

A. cardenae

Acropora cardenae

Acropora carduus

A. caroliniana

Acropora caroliniana

A. cerealis

Acropora cerealis

A. cervicornis

A. chesterfieldensis

A. clathrata

A. cophodactyla

A. crateriformis

Acropora crateriformis

A. cylindrica

Acropora cylindrica

A. cytherea

A. derawanensis

Acropora derawanensis

A. desalwii

A. digitifera

A. divaricata

Small Polyp Stone Coral

A. downingi

Acropora downingi

A. echinata

Acropora echinata

A. efflorescens

A. elegantula

Acropora elegantula

A. elizabethensis

Acropora elizabethensis

Acropora elseyi

A. exquisita

A. fastigata

Acropora fastigata

A. filiformis

Acropora filiformis

A. forskali

Acropora forskali

A. gemmifera

Acropora gemmifera

Acropora glauca

A. globiceps

A. granulosa

Acropora haimei

A. hemprichii

Acropora hemprichii

A. hoeksemai

Acropora humilis

A. hyacinthus

A. indonesia

Acropora indonesia

Acropora inermis

A. insignis

A. irregularis

Acropora irregularis

A. jacquelineae

A. japonica

Acropora japonica

A. kimbeensis

A. kirstyae

A. kosurini

A. lamarcki

Acropora lamarcki

A. latistella

A. loisetteae

A. longicyathus

Acropora loripes

A. macrostoma

Acropora macrostoma

A. massawensis

Acropora massawensis

A. meridiana

Stoney Hard Coral

A. microclados

Stone Coral colonie

A. microphthalma

Small Staghorn species

A. millepora

Acropora millepora

Acropora minuta

A. mirabilis

A. monticulosa

A. multiacuta

A. muricata

Acropora muricata

Small Polyp Stone Coral

A. natalensis

A. ocellata

Acropora ocellata

A. orbicularis

Acropora orbicularis

A. palifera

Acropora palifera

Acropora palmata

A. paniculata

A. papillare

A. pectinatus

A. pharaonis

Acropora pharaonis

Stony hard coral

A. plantaginea

Acropora plantaginea

A. polystoma

A. prostrata

Acropora prostrata

A. pruinosa

Acropora pruinosa

A. rambleri

Ponape Rainbow Acro

Acropora roseni

A. samoensis

Small Polyp Stone Coral

A. sarmentosa

Stony hard coral

A. scherzeriana

Acropora scherzeriana

A. schmitti

A. sekiseiensis

Acropora sekiseiensis

Acropora selago

Acropora seriata

A. solitaryensis

Stony hard coral

Acropora sp. 06

Acropora sp. 07

A. speciosa

A. spicifera

A. squarrosa

A. stoddarti

A. subglabra

A. subulata

A. suharsonoi

A. tanegashimensis

Acropora tanegashimensis

Acropora tenuis

A. torihalimeda

Acropora torihalimeda

A. torresiana

A. tortuosa

A. tricolor

Hard Stony Coral

A. tutuilensis

A. valenciennesi

A. variabilis

Acropora variabilis

A. variolosa

Acropora variolosa

A. vaughani

A. vermiculata

A. walindii

A. willisae

A. yongei sp.

Anacropora forbesi

Anacropora pillai

A. puertogalerae

Anacropora puertogalerae

A. reticulata

Anacropora spinosa

M. aequituberculata

Encrusting Pore Coral

M. altasepta

M. caliculata

M. capitata

M. capricornis

M. cf. incrassata

M. crassituberculata

M. delicatula

M. digitata 01

Montipora Purple Branching

M. digitata 02

M. digitata 03

M. efflorescens

Hard Stone coral

M. flabellata

Montipora foliosa

M. foveolata

Stony hard coral

M. gaimardi

M. hodgsoni

M. hoffmeisteri

M. informis

M. millepora

M. monasteriata

M. orientalis

M. palawanensis

M. peltiformis

Stony Coral supermann

M. samarensis

M. stellata

M. supermann

Stony Coral superman

M. tuberculosa

M. turgescens

M. turtlensis

M. verrucosa

M. vietnamensis

Pocillopora (6)

P. damicornis

P. meandrina

P. verrucosa

P. woodjonesi

P. australiensis

P. cylindrica

Stony hard coral

P. divaricata

Multi Color Coral

P. monticulosa

P. murrayensis

P. nodifera

Clubbed finger coral

P. contigua

P. digitata

P. nierstraszi

P. obtusangula

P. profundacella

P. stellata

P. superficialis

P. vaughani

Seriatopora (4)

S. caliendrum

S. guttatus

Bush Coral Stony Coral

Seriatopora hystrix

S. stellata

Bush or Club finger

S. madagascarensis

S. pistillata

S. subseriata

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