Where to buy Blue Tip 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 Blue Tip Staghorn Coral
Blue Tip Staghorn Coral forms branching colonies with tubular, upright branches that taper toward the tips. Polyps are typically bright blue at the branch tips, with brown, tan, or cream-colored bases. The colony structure resembles deer antlers.
Key facts
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Flow Requirement
- High
- Coral Type
- SPS
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Hawaii, including the Great Barrier Reef and throughout Micronesia and Polynesia.
- Feeding Needs
- Photosynthetic only
- Additional Notes
- Fast grower in optimal conditions. Prone to bleaching if light suddenly reduced; acclimate gradually. Sensitive to poor water quality.
- Care Requirements
- • Placement: Upper reef zone with high light (400+ PAR) • Flow: Strong to moderate turbulent flow • Light: High intensity (12+ hours daily), full spectrum • Water params: 8.1–8.3 pH, 1.025–1.026 sg, 75–79°F • Feeding: Zooxanthellae-dependent; no supplemental feeding required
- Growth Rate
- Rapid
- Care difficulty
- Hard
- Coloration
- Blue polyp tips with brown, tan, or cream-colored branch bases
- Placement Recommendation
- Top
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
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