Where to buy Net 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 Net Star Coral
Small polyp hard coral with delicate, branching or encrusting growth forms. Polyps are typically white, cream, or pale yellow with intricate net-like or star-shaped oral discs, featuring fine tentacles arranged in a distinctive reticulated (net-like) pattern.
Key facts
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Flow Requirement
- Medium to High
- Family
- Azooxanthellate
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 75-79°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Additional Notes
- Net Star Corals are semi-aggressive and produce potent allelopathic compounds; maintain distance from neighboring corals. They are moderately hardy once acclimated.
- Coloration
- White, cream, pale yellow, or light tan polyps with fine tentacular patterns.
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to high lighting (PAR 200–400) • Moderate water flow; avoid strong direct flow • Photosynthetic but benefits from plankton/zooplankton feeding • Keep water stable: pH 8.1–8.3, Alk 8–12 dKH, Calcium 400–450 ppm • Provide adequate spacing to prevent allelopathy
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea through Southeast Asia to Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Lighting Requirement
- 100–200 PAR
Research before you buy
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