Cyphastrea
 

Is it SPS or LPS?

i did a google search some say sps couple say lps . doh!!

http://www.yourreef.com/corals/sps-c...a-decadia.html

It's LPs I can grow it at a par of 75 I can't do that with sps

Its an SPS. Cant really understand why it would be pointed as lps. And one cant judge coral by par value. I keep my mr. Packman at the same lighting level as acans but that doesnt make it an lps.

I'm thinking that since the polyps are small, kind of the criteria for SPS, I'm going with SPS.

That's just what I thought there's all the cryterya for lps

i have always considered it an LPS. very hardy, don't need or like much light, I have have never had one RTN. Not sure what the book says on it.

LPS for sure.

The polyps are quite large compared to SPS.

but I'd say quite small compared to a typical LPS.

We need to sort this out. I have one in my SPS tank, now I'm not sure it can stay!! :)

Cyphastrea
 

I always thought it was an sps! Because of the smaller polyps.


-Tony

They are in the family Faviidae. So an LPS :biggrin:

I can help you remove it!

It's Christy's actually, so you might have to fight her for it!

LPS.

Time for a poll!!!!!!! Brad do wanna open it?

Bill will kill you. Be careful. :)

Naaaaaaah. He likes me :mrgreen:

What's Goniopora?

That ones easy.. STD.:mrgreen:

This:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005...olyformis2.jpg

vs
this:

http://coraltopia.com/wp-content/upl...ea-decadia.jpg

hmm very hard to say :lol:

Lmao! +1


-Tony

Actually it's neither an SPS nor an LPS.It is an MPS. Medium Polyp Stony Coral.

That so kienishly right :mrgreen: You saved the day from a poll :razz:

Lmao that's what Darryl said as well!


-Tony

So my point was that LPS and SPS are artificial terms. Goniopora, phylogenically, would be an SPS, being part of family Poritidae. The terms are near useless even when trying to figure out general husbandry guidelines given the variance of natural habitats you can find either "type" of coral in.

Edit: stupid phone...

Cont.

Regarding cyphastrea, different strains and species will do best in (get ready for magnum opus here) different conditions (gasp)*****

How aggressive is cyphastra when it competes with acro's for rel estate? Will it grow over some acro's like some encrusting monti's will?

Yes, in most cases...but like Albert points out...depends on the strain of both the cyphastrea and the acro. Some win some lose