Breeding Articles
A list of coral keeping articles about "Breeding".
4 articles
Natural Spawning and Breeding in LPS Corals | Key Points for Juvenile Coral Rearing and Parental Stock Selection
Natural spawning in LPS (Large Polyp Stony) corals is a biological event triggered by multiple interacting environmental factors. The primary driver is photoperiod: as day length extends from spring into early summer, gonadal development in individual colonies accelerates. Most LPS species reach their spawning season between April and July, with decreasing nighttime illumination and lunar cycles serving as the final spawning triggers...
Coral Reproduction Mechanisms | Sexual and Asexual Reproduction, Mass Spawning, and Planula Larvae
This article explains how corals reproduce, covering both sexual reproduction through mass spawning and planula larvae, and asexual reproduction through budding and fragmentation.
How to Propagate Soft Corals | Basics of Propagation Through Division and Cutting
We introduce the basic concepts and important considerations for propagating hardy soft corals such as star polyps, zoanthids, and leather corals through division and cutting techniques.
Euphyllia Care | How to Keep Hammer, Torch, and Frogspawn Corals
Comprehensive guide to keeping Euphyllia (Hammer, Torch, Frogspawn, and more) with beautiful swaying tentacles. Covering lighting and water flow optimization, Brown Jelly disease prevention, and step-by-step fragging—all summarized for beginners.