Where to buy 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 Star Coral
Alveopora forms small encrusting to mounding colonies with dozens of tiny polyps arranged in a characteristic star-like pattern when extended. Coloration ranges from green, brown, yellow, to pink, often with contrasting mouth or tentacle tips.
Key facts
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (100-200 PAR)
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond.
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Appearance Description
- Alveopora forms small encrusting to mounding colonies with dozens of tiny polyps arranged in a characteristic star-like pattern when extended. Coloration ranges from green, brown, yellow, to pink, often with contrasting mouth or tentacle tips.
- Additional Notes
- Alveopora are semi-aggressive and competitive feeders. They thrive with regular supplemental feeding and stable conditions but can be sensitive to sudden parameter changes.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 75-79°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Feeding Needs
- Primarily photosynthetic but benefits from occasional meaty foods (zooplankton) 2–3 times per week. Polyps feed at night.
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate to high water flow areas • Requires moderate to high lighting (PAR 150-250+) • Feed small meaty foods (zooplankton, mysis shrimp) 2-3x weekly • Prefers stable water parameters: 78-79°F, pH 8.1-8.3, calcium 400-450 ppm • Avoid direct powerhead flow; needs gentle, indirect current
- Family
- Alveoporidae
- Coloration
- Brown to green with star-like polyps
- Coral Type
- LPS
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