Where to buy Window Star Coral
Best known price right now: $27.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Window Star Coral
Alveopora fenestrata features small tubular polyps with a distinctive radial window-like pattern on the oral disc. Coloration ranges from yellow, green, or brown with contrasting oral tentacles, and the polyps retract into calcareous corallites when disturbed.
Key facts
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Coloration
- Brown to green with window-like growth
- Family
- Azooxanthellate
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to strong lighting required for photosynthesis • Moderate to strong water flow; corals extend polyps in flowing water • Place in middle reef zone with good light penetration • Supplement with target feeding of small plankton or coral food 2-3x weekly • Maintain stable parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, salinity 1.024-1.026
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 74-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Additional Notes
- Window star corals are semi-aggressive and should be spaced away from neighbors. They resent poor water quality and may retract if stressed.
- Appearance Description
- Alveopora fenestrata features small tubular polyps with a distinctive radial window-like pattern on the oral disc. Coloration ranges from yellow, green, or brown with contrasting oral tentacles, and the polyps retract into calcareous corallites when disturbed.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea through Southeast Asia to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond.
Research before you buy
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