Where to buy Chinese Star Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Chinese Star Coral
Chinese Star Coral displays small, tightly-packed polyps arranged in distinct star-like patterns on a compact, mounding colony. Coloration ranges from yellow, orange, red, or brown, often with contrasting mouth colors and tentacle tips.
Key facts
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Feeding Needs
- Primarily photosynthetic; benefits from occasional feeding of small meaty foods (zooplankton, mysis shrimp) 1–2 times per week.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Family
- Faviidae
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate to strong light (PAR 200-400) • Prefers moderate to strong water flow • Feed small meaty foods 2-3× weekly (copepods, mysis) • Maintain stable pH 8.1-8.3, salinity 1.025-1.026, temp 75-80°F • Keep calcium/alk stable for skeleton health
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea through Southeast Asia to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond.
- Coloration
- Green to brown with distinctive polyp pattern
Research before you buy
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