What corals are compatible with Sun Coral?

Sun Coral coexists safely with Green Star Polyps, Pulsing Xenia, Discosoma Mushroom, Zoanthids, Hammer Coral, Frogspawn Coral. Compatibility accounts for stinging tentacles, sweeper reach, and overgrowth pressure; the full ranked list on this page includes cautions to plan placement around.

Coral Profile

Sun Coral

Tubastraea aurantia

Also known as: Tubastraea, Orange Cup Coral

LPSadvanced

Type

LPS

Difficulty

advanced

Light

low

Flow

low

Notes

Non-photosynthetic, does NOT use zooxanthellae for energy and gets ALL nutrition from feeding. Daily target-feeding with mysis or similar required. Stunning vivid orange polyps extend at feeding time. Place in shade since they don't need light.

Compatible Neighbors

Corals compatible with Sun Coral

Every coral below passes the reef-compatibility engine when placed alongside Sun Coral. Verdicts account for stinging sweepers, wandering anemones, and overgrowth pressure. Cautions mean you can still keep both but should plan placement (frag plugs, separate rockwork, sight breaks).