Anyone have luck w/ the Orange Pavona?

[superkat]

rj, YPGM.

 

[museumguy]

I'll update mine too I suppose. When it went in about a year ago it was the size of maybe a quarter, now it is about the size of a deck of cards and has fully encrusted the rock around it. I'd take a picture but it is in a tough spot to get a good shot. It gets probably the most light out of any coral in the tank, about 3 feet under a 1000w 14k halide.

 

[toddmh]

I have a neon orange pavona maldivensis in one of my tanks for years and its growing really fast with almost zero light, 99% shaded. I also have a nice and healthy piece directly under a 250w HQI. Seems the one in lower light grows a little faster. I noticed they like to be spot feed with mysis, cyclop-eeze, etc.

You have to be careful with the wild orange pavona maldivensis, can suddenly die on you. Over the years I've lost a couple wild orange pavonas but still have the original aquacultured one. Got it from Randy 4 years ago and still going strong.

I also noticed they don't liked to be touched at all, very sensitive so careful when fragging.

I am so glad to get a nice frag of this from you Brent,The wife loves the colors in it..It lives really nice in a really shaded spot..