Where to buy Candy Cane Coral
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About Candy Cane Coral
Caulastraea furcata forms branching colonies with cylindrical, bifurcating (fork-shaped) corallites. Polyps are typically red, white, or orange with contrasting stripes or bands, resembling candy canes. Individual polyps remain extended during the day and feed actively.
Key facts
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium
- Family
- Caryophylliidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Coloration
- Green, brown, or pink with trumpet-shaped polyps
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 20 gallon tank • Moderate lighting: 100–200 PAR • Moderate water flow — avoid strong direct currents that stress polyps • Feed 2–3 times weekly with meaty foods (mysis shrimp, copepods); also benefits from zooplankton • Temperature range 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.023–1.025
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
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