Lighting
50-140 PAR is a starting range; fleshy tissue should expand without paling, stretching, or pulling against skeleton.
LPSBeginnerCare score 4/10
Branching Frogspawn Coral
Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa
Branching Frogspawn Coral care and ID profile for branching skeletal heads, clustered frogspawn tips, recession starting at a single branch head, and practical placement decisions for mixed reef compatibility.
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Snapshot
Quick Care Snapshot
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Care score
- 4/10
- Placement
- Low
- PAR range
- 50-140 PAR
- Flow
- Moderate
- Aggression
- Moderate
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Minimum tank age
- 3 months
- Minimum tank size
- 15 gallons
Images
Reference Photos
Photos are shown only when a source includes reusable license metadata. Always verify appearance against the coral in your own lighting and flow.
Primary reference: Julia Sumangil
Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 4.0
One legally verified reference photo is attached to this entry.
Ranges
Water Parameters
These ranges are approximate starting points from the coral database and should be adjusted to the stability and history of your system.
- Temperature
- 76-80 F / 24.4-26.7 C
- Salinity
- 1.024-1.026
- Alkalinity
- 8-9.5 dKH
- Calcium
- 400-460 ppm
- Magnesium
- 1250-1400 ppm
- Nitrate
- 2-20 ppm
- Phosphate
- 0.03-0.12 ppm
Care
Care Notes
Flow
moderate indirect flow should move tissue gently without folding it into sharp skeleton or neighbors.
Stability
For Branching Frogspawn Coral, verify salinity and alkalinity trends before changing placement; repeated moves and direct corrective swings can irritate fleshy tissue.
Variability
Branching Frogspawn Coral requirements vary by specimen, aquaculture history, shipping stress, and tank maturity; use these ranges as starting points, not guarantees.
Feeding
Feeding
- Benefits from feeding
- Yes
- Food types
- mysis, small meaty foods, LPS pellets
- Frequency
- weekly when feeder tentacles are visible
ID
Identification
Key features
- branching skeletal heads
- clustered frogspawn tips
- moderate sweeper reach
Common colors
- Green
- Tan
- Purple
Similar coral references
How to tell apart
Separate Branching Frogspawn Coral from Frogspawn Coral and Octospawn Coral by checking branching skeletal heads, clustered frogspawn tips, and moderate sweeper reach in normal white light. Then confirm corallite walls, polyp shape, tissue inflation, and where recession begins; avoid using a trade name as the only ID evidence. Because trade photos can exaggerate color, skeleton shape, polyp layout, and expansion pattern are stronger clues than color alone.
Placement
Compatibility
Compatibility depends on specimen size, flow, growth, aggression, and spacing. Use these references conservatively and watch for contact over time.
Usually compatible with spacing
Use caution near
Avoid close placement with
Spacing recommendation: keep about 3 inches of clearance, then adjust based on extension and neighboring coral response.
Troubleshooting
Common Problems
Use these as troubleshooting checks, not a diagnosis. Symptoms may point to more than one issue.
Branching Frogspawn Coral recession starting at a single branch headOpen for symptoms, likely causes to check, and practical next steps.
Symptoms that may indicate it
- one head shows exposed skeleton while the rest of the colony remains open
- Branching Frogspawn Coral shows less normal extension, inflation, or feeding response than its recent baseline
- changes are localized rather than a confirmed single-cause condition
Likely causes to check
- branch damage, shaded lower heads, or a localized sting
- recent placement, lighting, flow, or chemistry changes affecting Branching Frogspawn Coral
- possible irritation from neighbors, pests, detritus, or handling depending on the coral group
Quick checks
- check Branching Frogspawn Coral alkalinity trend and look for nearby stinging contact
- reduce direct flow if tissue is pressed against skeleton
- increase spacing and observe the coral under white light and after lights out
Checklist
Common Mistakes
- leave room for Branching Frogspawn Coral heads to expand independently
- placing Branching Frogspawn Coral before confirming branching skeletal heads and its spacing needs
- using Branching Frogspawn Coral color or trade name alone instead of comparing it with Frogspawn Coral
- changing light, flow, and chemistry together when Branching Frogspawn Coral looks irritated
- ignoring fleshy tissue protection from direct flow when keeping Branching Frogspawn Coral
Compare
Similar Corals
Frogspawn Coral
Fimbriaphyllia divisa / Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa
- Category
- LPS
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Aggression
- Moderate
No verified photo yet
Octospawn Coral
Fimbriaphyllia spp.
- Category
- LPS
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Aggression
- Moderate
Hammer Coral
Fimbriaphyllia ancora / Fimbriaphyllia paraancora
- Category
- LPS
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Aggression
- Moderate
Neighbors
Compatible Corals
These corals are usually compatible with spacing, observation, and stable conditions. This is not a guarantee.
Usually compatible with spacing
Duncan Coral
Duncanopsammia axifuga
- Category
- LPS
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Aggression
- Low
Usually compatible with spacing
Candy Cane Coral
Caulastrea furcata
- Category
- LPS
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Aggression
- Low
Usually compatible with spacing
Blastomussa
Blastomussa wellsi / Blastomussa merleti
- Category
- LPS
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Aggression
- Low
FAQs
FAQs
Is Branching Frogspawn Coral beginner friendly?
Branching Frogspawn Coral can be beginner friendly in a stable reef, but still needs acclimation, space, and observation after moves.
Where should Branching Frogspawn Coral be placed?
Start Branching Frogspawn Coral low in the tank or on the sand/low rockwork when its tissue form allows it. Use 50-140 PAR and moderate flow as a starting point, then adjust from tissue extension, color, and nearby coral response.
Should I target feed Branching Frogspawn Coral?
Branching Frogspawn Coral may benefit from careful target feeding with mysis, small meaty foods, and LPS pellets. Use the listed frequency as a starting point: weekly when feeder tentacles are visible. Feed only when the coral accepts food and avoid forcing food into stressed tissue.
Can Branching Frogspawn Coral touch other corals?
Give Branching Frogspawn Coral about 3 inches of clearance as a starting point. Its database aggression level is Moderate. Use caution near Favia, Favites, and Chalice Coral. Avoid close placement with Torch Coral and Elegance Coral. Compatibility is not a guarantee, so check contact points as colonies expand.
What should I check if Branching Frogspawn Coral looks stressed?
Use this as a troubleshooting check. For Branching Frogspawn Coral, one head shows exposed skeleton while the rest of the colony remains open and Branching Frogspawn Coral shows less normal extension, inflation, or feeding response than its recent baseline can indicate Branching Frogspawn Coral recession starting at a single branch head. Likely causes to check include branch damage, shaded lower heads, or a localized sting and recent placement, lighting, flow, or chemistry changes affecting Branching Frogspawn Coral. Start with these database checks: check Branching Frogspawn Coral alkalinity trend and look for nearby stinging contact and reduce direct flow if tissue is pressed against skeleton.
What stability issue matters most for Branching Frogspawn Coral?
For Branching Frogspawn Coral, verify salinity and alkalinity trends before changing placement; repeated moves and direct corrective swings can irritate fleshy tissue. The database lists 3 months as the minimum tank age and 15 gallons as the minimum tank size. For LPS-style care, protect fleshy tissue from repeated moves, direct flow, and abrupt chemistry corrections.
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