Green Pavona Coral

Green Pavona Coral

Add a stunning splash of vibrant green to your reef aquarium with the Green Pavona Coral! Known for its unique textured surface, beautiful growth patterns, and fluorescent green coloration, this Small Polyp Stony (SPS) coral makes an eye-catching addition to any reef.

Green Pavona is a hardy SPS coral that can develop beautiful plating, encrusting, or branching formations depending on the variety and growing conditions. Its textured surface and brilliant green coloration look especially impressive under blue reef lighting.

With its relatively forgiving care requirements compared to many other SPS corals, Green Pavona is an excellent choice for reef keepers looking to explore the world of SPS corals. Given stable water parameters, appropriate lighting, and consistent flow, this coral can develop into a beautiful, established colony.

Care Requirements

• Care Level: Easy to Moderate

• Lighting (PAR): 100–250

• Water Flow: Moderate to High

• Placement: Middle to Upper Aquarium

• Temperament: Semi-Aggressive (can extend sweeper tentacles and sting neighboring corals)

• Feeding: Primarily photosynthetic, may benefit from occasional fine coral foods

• Growth Rate: Moderate

• Ideal Temperature: 75–79°F

• Salinity: 1.024–1.026 SG

• pH: 8.1–8.4

• Alkalinity: 8–12 dKH

• Calcium: 400–450 ppm

• Magnesium: 1250–1350 ppm

Helpful Tip: Give Green Pavona plenty of room to grow and avoid placing delicate corals too close. Its sweeper tentacles can extend beyond the colony, especially at night.

Please Note: Each coral is unique. Coloration, size, and growth patterns may vary depending on lighting, aquarium conditions, and individual specimens.