Where to buy Deshaye's Meat Coral
Best known price right now: $254.15 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Deshaye's Meat Coral
Acanthophyllia deshayesiana displays a fleshy, circular polyp structure with a mouth opening at the center. Coloration ranges from yellow, orange, brown, to red, often with contrasting tentacle tips or mouth coloring. The coral forms individual or clustered polyps up to 3 inches in diameter.
Key facts
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Feeding Needs
- Regular feeding
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate to strong lighting zones (PAR 150-250) • Moderate to strong water flow; avoid dead spots • Requires regular feeding with small meaty foods (mysis, copepods, zooplankton) • Maintain stable pH 8.1-8.3, salinity 1.024-1.026, temp 75-79°F • Highly aggressive; keep isolated from neighboring corals
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Family
- Acanthophylliidae
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region including the Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, and Philippines.
- Appearance Description
- Acanthophyllia deshayesiana displays a fleshy, circular polyp structure with a mouth opening at the center. Coloration ranges from yellow, orange, brown, to red, often with contrasting tentacle tips or mouth coloring. The coral forms individual or clustered polyps up to 3 inches in diameter.
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