Scolymia Coral

A text book example of a bleeding apple scolymia

Common Name: Scoly
Latin Name: Scolymia australis
Order: Scleractinia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Family: Mussidae
Origin: Australia
Category: LPS
Care Level: Beginner
Temperament: Peaceful
Lighting: Low-Medium
Waterflow:  Low – Medium
Placement: Low – Medium
Colors: Various
Growth Speed: Slow

The scolymia also known as a scoly is one of the brightest and eye catching corals you can keep in your aquarium. They are almost always circular in shape and grow to about 3-4” across. They come in a variety of different colors but the most sought after varieties are the warpaint, bleeding apple and master scolies. Scolymia are easy corals to keep and are best kept on the sandbed. It is important to ensure however that they don’t get covered with sand. They do not have any sweeper tentacles and will not harm other corals. Its common for aquarists to group different colored scolies into gardens. Unfortunately, scoly can not be fragged and do not typically reproduce in home aquariums. They are fairly slow growing but will accept almost all meaty foods and coral foods designed for lps corals.

The master scoly has 4-5 colors and looks like a mash up between the popular warpaint and bleeding apple scoly

Scoly Placement

Scolymia do best on the sandbed under lower lighting conditions. They can also be kept on lower rock work but you should keep them on flat surfaces so that they don’t fall over. Its best to give it room away from other LPS corals that may sting it.

 

Warpaint Scoly – our personal favorite type of scolymia here at fragbox