Lighting
80-160 PAR is a starting range; fleshy tissue should expand without paling, stretching, or pulling against skeleton.
LPSIntermediateCare score 5/10
Frogspawn Coral
Fimbriaphyllia divisa / Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa
Frogspawn Coral care and ID profile for clustered tentacle tips, bubbly frog-egg texture, tissue tearing on septa or branch edges, and practical placement decisions for mixed reef compatibility.
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Snapshot
Quick Care Snapshot
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Care score
- 5/10
- Placement
- Middle
- PAR range
- 80-160 PAR
- Flow
- Moderate
- Aggression
- Moderate
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Minimum tank age
- 4 months
- Minimum tank size
- 25 gallons
Care note
This entry has low confidence or is marked for expert review. Treat the ranges as conservative starting points and compare them with your own system.
- Verify taxonomy before species-level SEO or care claims.
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: Emőke Dénes
Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Emőke Dénes
Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Emőke Dénes
Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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
- 420-460 ppm
- Magnesium
- 1280-1400 ppm
- Nitrate
- 2-15 ppm
- Phosphate
- 0.03-0.1 ppm
Care
Care Notes
Flow
moderate indirect flow should move tissue gently without folding it into sharp skeleton or neighbors.
Stability
For Frogspawn Coral, verify salinity and alkalinity trends before changing placement; repeated moves and direct corrective swings can irritate fleshy tissue.
Variability
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
- fine meaty foods, mysis, reef plankton
- Frequency
- weekly if polyps are open
ID
Identification
Key features
- clustered tentacle tips
- bubbly frog-egg texture
- fleshy branching or wall colony
Common colors
- Green
- Tan
- Purple
- Gold
Similar coral references
How to tell apart
Frogspawn tentacles split into multiple rounded tips, unlike the flatter hammer tips or long torch tentacles. When Frogspawn Coral is confused with Hammer Coral and Torch Coral, the useful clues are clustered tentacle tips, bubbly frog-egg texture, and fleshy branching or wall colony. Color is secondary; structure, expansion pattern, and the first place tissue irritation appears are more reliable. 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 4 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.
Frogspawn Coral tissue tearing on septa or branch edgesOpen for symptoms, likely causes to check, and practical next steps.
Symptoms that may indicate it
- flesh looks stretched across the skeleton or one head retracts unevenly
- 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
- direct flow pushing tissue into the skeleton, handling damage, or contact from a neighbor
- recent placement, lighting, flow, or chemistry changes affecting Frogspawn Coral
- possible irritation from neighbors, pests, detritus, or handling depending on the coral group
Quick checks
- check 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
- avoid flow that makes Frogspawn Coral whip or slap against its skeleton
- placing Frogspawn Coral before confirming clustered tentacle tips and its spacing needs
- using Frogspawn Coral color or trade name alone instead of comparing it with Hammer Coral
- changing light, flow, and chemistry together when Frogspawn Coral looks irritated
- ignoring fleshy tissue protection from direct flow when keeping Frogspawn Coral
Compare
Similar Corals
Neighbors
Compatible Corals
These corals are usually compatible with spacing, observation, and stable conditions. This is not a guarantee.
Usually compatible with spacing
Hammer Coral
Fimbriaphyllia ancora / Fimbriaphyllia paraancora
- Category
- LPS
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Aggression
- Moderate
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
FAQs
FAQs
Is Frogspawn Coral beginner friendly?
Frogspawn Coral is better treated as intermediate because placement, flow, feeding response, or aggression can vary by specimen.
Where should Frogspawn Coral be placed?
Start Frogspawn Coral in the middle third with room to adjust up or down. Use 80-160 PAR and moderate flow as a starting point, then adjust from tissue extension, color, and nearby coral response.
Should I target feed Frogspawn Coral?
Frogspawn Coral may benefit from careful target feeding with fine meaty foods, mysis, and reef plankton. Use the listed frequency as a starting point: weekly if polyps are open. Feed only when the coral accepts food and avoid forcing food into stressed tissue.
Can Frogspawn Coral touch other corals?
Give Frogspawn Coral about 4 inches of clearance as a starting point. Its database aggression level is Moderate. Use caution near Torch Coral, Elegance Coral, and Goniopora. Avoid close placement with Acropora and Birdsnest Coral. Compatibility is not a guarantee, so check contact points as colonies expand.
What should I check if Frogspawn Coral looks stressed?
Use this as a troubleshooting check. For Frogspawn Coral, flesh looks stretched across the skeleton or one head retracts unevenly and Frogspawn Coral shows less normal extension, inflation, or feeding response than its recent baseline can indicate Frogspawn Coral tissue tearing on septa or branch edges. Likely causes to check include direct flow pushing tissue into the skeleton, handling damage, or contact from a neighbor and recent placement, lighting, flow, or chemistry changes affecting Frogspawn Coral. Start with these database checks: check 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 Frogspawn Coral?
For Frogspawn Coral, verify salinity and alkalinity trends before changing placement; repeated moves and direct corrective swings can irritate fleshy tissue. The database lists 4 months as the minimum tank age and 25 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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