Pavona

Pavona sp.

Care Level	Easy to intermediate
Lighting	Moderate
Water Flow	Moderate to high
Placement	Mid rock
Aggression	Peaceful
Coloration	Green, brown, cream ruffled plates

Overview

Pavona (the “Cactus” or “Potato Chip” coral) grows in thin, ruffled, folding plates and blades, making an attractive, textured SPS colony. It is hardy, fast-growing, and one of the easier SPS corals, tolerating a wider range of conditions than Acropora.

Care & Placement

Give moderate light and moderate-to-high flow to keep the folds free of detritus. Mount mid on rock with room for its plating/branching growth. Forgiving and quick to establish.

Feeding

Photosynthetic; stable parameters and light drive it. Optional light feeding.

Propagation

Easy to frag — cut a blade/plate and glue to a plug.

Cautions

Provide enough flow that detritus does not settle between the folds. Hardy and peaceful; a good SPS for newer reefers.