{"product_id":"dragon-soul-favia-fragment-2","title":"Dragon Soul Favia Fragment","description":"\u003cp\u003eFavia has been a cornerstone of the reef aquarium hobby for decades. While the scientific classifications have shifted over the years, the common name \"Favia\" remains attached to these beautiful and durable LPS corals. The Dragon Soul morph is known for its particularly deep, rich base colour contrasted by vividly coloured oral discs, creating a striking pattern across the colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colony grows in an encrusting, submassive form, gradually covering the rockwork and forming a lumpy, textured shape. Each polyp resides in its own corallite, giving the surface a distinct, almost geometric appearance. At night, or when it smells food in the water, Favia will extend short, translucent feeding tentacles. This behaviour is always interesting to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a home reef, Favia is quite forgiving. It prefers moderate lighting, somewhere in the 75 to 150 PAR range, making it a good candidate for the lower to middle sections of the tank. Water flow should be moderate and indirect, just enough to keep the coral's surface clear of detritus without preventing the polyps from extending to feed. It is a capable feeder and will benefit from occasional offerings of small meaty foods like mysis or enriched brine shrimp. Be sure to give it space, as it can produce sweeper tentacles that may damage neighbouring corals. Stable water parameters are key, with calcium around 420-440 ppm and alkalinity at 8-9 dKH.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFavia is an excellent choice for adding texture and colour to bare rockwork. Its relatively slow, predictable encrusting growth makes it easy to manage long-term. It won't take over the tank overnight, but it will steadily colonise the space it's given, creating a living piece of the reef structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a WYSIWYG listing; you'll receive a specimen of the same species with similar size and colouration to the one pictured, hand-picked for health and colour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastern Marine Aquariums","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42316475138103,"sku":"EMA-LPS-20260710-2HHQ","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1849\/1739\/files\/c6a1bf0c-41c4-4fb8-b9f6-caae2358ae25-8-_MG_4414.png?v=1783713592","url":"https:\/\/easternmarineaquariums.co.nz\/products\/dragon-soul-favia-fragment-2","provider":"EasternMarine Aquariums","version":"1.0","type":"link"}