Where to buy Alveopora
Best known price right now: $27.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Alveopora
Alveopora blainville forms branching colonies with tubular corallites and distinctive retractable polyps that are often orange, yellow, red, or purple with contrasting oral disc markings. The skeleton is typically tan or cream-colored.
Key facts
- Flow Requirement
- Medium to High
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa through Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef and Hawaii.
- Feeding Needs
- Primarily photosynthetic; benefits from occasional target feeding of small meaty foods or zooplankton.
- Coral Type
- SPS
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Growth Rate
- Moderate to Fast
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Coloration
- Nearly identical to goniopora but with fewer tentacles per polyp and a softer, slightly airier appearance
- Additional Notes
- Nearly identical to goniopora but with fewer tentacles per polyp and a softer, slightly airier appearance. Moderate light and moderate flow. Alveopora tolerate fluctuations better than gonis and usually need less frequent feeding. Occasional broadcast feeding helps, but it is not mandatory. They grow faster, recover from stress better, and do not sulk nearly as long. A great choice when you want the goni look without the constant worry.
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to strong water flow; prefers indirect currents • Bright LED or metal halide lighting; 8-10 hours daily • Feed small zooplankton (copepods, rotifers) 2-3x weekly • Maintains calcium and alkalinity for skeleton growth • Prefers stable temp 75-80°F, salinity 1.023-1.026
- Lighting Requirement
- 200–300 PAR
Research before you buy
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