Nemenzophyllia turbida
| Care Level | Easy to moderate |
| Lighting | Low to moderate |
| Water Flow | Low |
| Placement | Low rock or sand |
| Aggression | Peaceful |
| Coloration | Cream, tan, green ruffled ridges |
Overview
The Fox Coral (or Ridge Coral) inflates soft, ruffled, ribbon-like tissue along a ridged skeleton, giving it a gentle, flowing appearance. It is peaceful and undemanding for an LPS, and unusually it does NOT extend stinging sweeper tentacles, making it safe around other corals.
Care & Placement
Give low-to-moderate light and LOW flow — strong current prevents the delicate tissue from inflating. Place low on rock or sand with a little space. In gentle flow the ruffled tissue billows beautifully.
Feeding
Photosynthetic; feeding is optional. It has no sweeper/feeder tentacles, so it relies mostly on light — occasional fine coral food is fine but not required.
Propagation
Branching fox corals can be fragged by cutting the skeleton, but the fragile tissue makes it a careful job.
Cautions
One of the few peaceful, non-stinging LPS — safe near other corals. Very fragile tissue; keep flow gentle and never touch the inflated tissue. Watch for tissue recession if flow or light is too strong.