Where to buy Eyed 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 Eyed Star Coral
Alveopora ocellata forms encrusting to branching colonies with small polyps arranged in regular rows. Coloration ranges from tan, yellow, green, or orange, often with darker oral disc centers and characteristic eye-like spots (ocelli) on the corallite rims, giving it its common name.
Key facts
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reefs from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef and Central Pacific.
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Family
- Astreidae
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Appearance Description
- Alveopora ocellata forms encrusting to branching colonies with small polyps arranged in regular rows. Coloration ranges from tan, yellow, green, or orange, often with darker oral disc centers and characteristic eye-like spots (ocelli) on the corallite rims, giving it its common name.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-80°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (150–250 PAR)
- Additional Notes
- Eyed Star Corals are hardy and forgiving but require consistent water quality. Polyp extension is a key sign of health; poor feeding or flow reduces extension.
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to strong water flow, not intense • Moderate to high lighting (PAR 200–300) • Photosynthetic but benefits from micro-plankton or phytoplankton feeding 2–3× weekly • Stable salinity (1.025 SG) and alkalinity (8–9 dKH) • Avoid direct aiptasia or excess nutrient buildup
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Research before you buy
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