Bright yellow tentacles extend from the coral once food is detected.

Indo-Pacific - Islands of the Indopacific including Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef.

This coral does not derive its energy from the byproducts of photosynthesis. Tubastrea can be kept under all light conditions, but may feed more readily under subdued lighting.

Moderate water movement is recommended.

As previously stated, Tubastrea are non-photosynthetic and as a result require daily feeding for best health. There are a variety of frozen fish foods available that make outstanding meals for Tubastrea. We like to feed a mixture of meaty foods such as shrimp, fish, and squid with vitamin additives and highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA). The size of the food must be small enough that the polyp can fully ingest it.

In terms of propagation, this genus has been successfully fragmented however asexual reproduction in this way is a slow process. While efforts to aquaculture Tubastrea are to be praised, it has yet to be shown that they can be propagated cost effectively. Perhaps in time new methods of propagation or even sexual reproduction will be available. For now however, it is unlikely that they are a sustainable harvest in captivity.