Where to buy Meteor Shower Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Meteor Shower Coral
Cyphastrea serailia forms compact, encrusting to mounding colonies with tightly packed corallites. The skeleton is typically brown or tan, with polyps displaying yellow or cream coloration and distinctive dark bands or spots, creating a "meteor shower" appearance.
Key facts
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef and Tonga.
- Coloration
- Brown to tan skeleton with yellow or cream polyps; dark bands and spots create the characteristic meteor shower pattern.
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Flow Requirement
- Medium to High
- Appearance Description
- Cyphastrea serailia forms compact, encrusting to mounding colonies with tightly packed corallites. The skeleton is typically brown or tan, with polyps displaying yellow or cream coloration and distinctive dark bands or spots, creating a "meteor shower" appearance.
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Family
- Cyphastreidae
- Lighting Requirement
- 150-250 PAR
- Coral Type
- SPS
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Additional Notes
- Most common encrusting cyphastrea. Very hardy and easy to care for. Popular 'Meteor Shower' variety has distinctive pattern.
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