Buyer question
How long does a Euphyllia coral live?
Our Animal Library gives the Euphyllia coral a lifespan of colonies can live indefinitely.
Source: the Euphyllia coral page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Euphyllia coral in the Animal Library
The detail
Euphyllia are large-polyp stony corals from the Indo-Pacific, including torch, hammer and frogspawn corals. They are beautiful and flowing, but have long sweeper tentacles that sting neighbors.
- Hardiness
- 3 out of 5 (Moderate)
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific reefs
- Best fit
- Intermediate reef keepers
What to weigh
Euphyllia can sting neighbors, and they are susceptible to brown jelly disease and Euphyllia-eating flatworms.