{"title":"Plate \/ Fungia Coral (Fungia \/ Cycloseris sp.)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWYSIWYG — the exact coral photographed is the one you receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plate corals (Fungia \/ Cycloseris) — free-living discs that live on the sand bed and inflate dramatically to feed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoral colour and photography:\u003c\/strong\u003e Our photos are taken with an Olympus TG-7 camera fitted with a 20K Coral Lens, under Red Sea ReefLED lighting set to 100% blue and 30% white. This brings out coral fluorescence for photography, but your own tank's lighting and spectrum will affect how the coral looks once it's home, so a different shade under your lights is normal and doesn't reflect the coral's health. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/educational-center\/why-your-coral-might-look-different-at-home-a-guide-to-coral-photography-lighting\"\u003eLearn more about coral colour and lighting\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWA and TAS orders:\u003c\/strong\u003e State biosecurity regulations restrict which live corals can be sent to Western Australia and Tasmania. Please check what we can send to you before ordering. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/live-delivery-information\"\u003eSee our delivery information\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"plate-fungia-coral-aa002-cycloseris-lithophyllon-sp","title":"Plate \/ Fungia Coral AA002 | Cycloseris \/ Lithophyllon sp.","description":"\u003c!-- WYSIWYG:START --\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat You Are Buying\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeon green Fungia plate with a pale centre line. You are buying the exact coral in the photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- WYSIWYG:END --\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFungia and Cycloseris corals, the group AA002 belongs to, are free-living discs that lie unattached on soft sediment in Indo-Pacific lagoons and on reef flats, bathed in moderate light and gentle water flow. Because they naturally rest on the seabed, keep this specimen on open sand in the display tank rather than tucked into rockwork, where the underside is vulnerable to damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than growing fixed to a reef structure, AA002 rests loose on the sand and can inch itself along the bottom over time. During the day its fleshy tissue swells into a tentacled cushion in bright greens, oranges and reds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAppearance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe animal is a single round or oval disc with radiating ridges in its skeleton, covered by soft tissue and short tentacles in green, orange, red, pink and mottled tones. A healthy disc is fully puffed up with unbroken tissue and tentacles on display.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick's Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55550599332131,"sku":"AA5082","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/FU9030002_efd1cdcf-0f0c-40d3-9aff-c12bc43130d6.jpg?v=1788411195"},{"product_id":"plate-fungia-coral-aa004-cycloseris-lithophyllon-sp","title":"Plate \/ Fungia Coral AA004 | Cycloseris \/ Lithophyllon sp.","description":"\u003c!-- WYSIWYG:START --\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat You Are Buying\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeon green Fungia plate with fine short tentacles. You are buying the exact coral in the photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- WYSIWYG:END --\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAA004 belongs to a group of corals that never attach to the reef at all: the Plate Coral lives freely on the sand, ballooning by day into a fleshy, tentacled cushion coloured in vivid green, orange and red, and it can even creep slowly across the substrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn nature, Fungia and Cycloseris species rest unattached on soft sediment across Indo-Pacific lagoons and reef flats, in moderate light and gentle currents. Given this bottom-dwelling adaptation, AA004 belongs on the aquarium sandbed rather than jammed between rocks, where its underside could be harmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAppearance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single round or oval disc carries radiating skeletal ridges beneath fleshy tissue and short tentacles, coloured in green, orange, red, pink and mottled patterns. Full daytime inflation with intact tissue and tentacles is the mark of a healthy specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick's Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55550599921955,"sku":"AA5084","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/FU9030004_fe1078de-ddd5-4a42-bfad-ae0b9e237cf5.jpg?v=1788411218"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/collections\/FU9030002_efd1cdcf-0f0c-40d3-9aff-c12bc43130d6.jpg?v=1788485839","url":"https:\/\/nicksaquariumoceanariumterrarium.com.au\/collections\/cycloseris-fungia.oembed","provider":"Nicks AOT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}