Hydnophora

Care at a glance

Hydnophora is recognisable by the cone-shaped bumps that cover its entire surface, giving the coral a rasped relief; it comes in branching and encrusting forms, often in fluorescent green.

It grows fast under strong light and vigorous flow, but it is frankly combative: it burns everything it touches and actively conquers space that way. Give it a corner of its own with plenty of distance from neighbours and follow its growth, because it overgrows slower corals without mercy.

Good to know

• Potent sting — keep distance in the tank

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