Natural variantUncommon in the tradeAdvanced to keep

Long-Tentacle Plate (Heliofungia)

A variant of Plate coral (Fungia sp.)

Representative Plate coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

Technically *Heliofungia actiniformis*, sold as a plate coral, with long flowing anemone-like tentacles tipped in contrasting color.

Keeper tips for this variant

Notoriously hard to keep long-term — it needs pristine water, gentle flow, and regular feeding; ships poorly and is best avoided by beginners despite its beauty.

This page covers the Long-Tentacle Plate (Heliofungia) variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Plate coral →

Other SPS Corals variants

Red / Orange Fungia Rainbow / Bicolor Plate Tongue / Slipper Coral (Herpolitha / Polyphyllia)Green Plate (Fungia)Orange Plate (Fungia)Red Plate (Fungia)Rainbow / Ultra Plate (Fungia)Tongue / Slipper Plate (Herpolitha/Polyphyllia)Aussie Ultra Red Fungia Rainbow Fungia Gold Fungia (Aussie)WYSIWYG Ultra Tongue Coral (Herpolitha 'Ultra')Insane Rainbow Diaseris Diablo Diaseris Dante's Inferno Diaseris Red Devil Diaseris Color Blind Diaseris Glow Bug Diaseris Rainbow Plate / Rainbow Fungia Ultra Orange Fungia TSA Funky Fungia TSA Popsicle Plate ReefGen Project-X Fungia Red Devil Horns Cycloseris