Where to buy Caribbean Staghorn Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Caribbean Staghorn Coral
Branching coral with thin, elongated cylindrical branches resembling deer antlers. Typically tan, brown, or light pink in color, with fine polyps distributed along the branch surfaces.
Key facts
- Placement Recommendation
- Top
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 73-82°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Additional Notes
- Staghorn corals are fast-growing and benefit from regular trimming. Highly susceptible to stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD); monitor closely and isolate if lesions appear.
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Origin
- Caribbean Sea, from Florida and the Bahamas south to Curacao and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Lighting Requirement
- High (250-400 PAR)
- Growth Rate
- Rapid
- Appearance Description
- Branching coral with thin, elongated cylindrical branches resembling deer antlers. Typically tan, brown, or light pink in color, with fine polyps distributed along the branch surfaces.
- Coloration
- Tan, brown, light pink, or greenish-brown
- Care Requirements
- • Place in strong, direct lighting (400+ PAR) near water surface • Requires moderate to strong water flow (8–12x turnover) • Primarily photosynthetic; supplement with plankton/phytoplankton • Maintain stable water parameters: 8.2–8.4 pH, 1.023–1.026 salinity, 77–79°F • Handle gently; avoid contact and provide 6+ inches spacing from neighbors
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Care difficulty
- Hard
Research before you buy
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