Where to buy Two-faced Flowerpot
Best known price right now: $10.00 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Two-faced Flowerpot
Goniopora duofaciata is a colonial LPS coral with tubular polyps extending from a hard skeleton base. It displays two distinct coloration patterns on its polyp faces—typically cream, tan, or yellow with contrasting brown or pink striping, giving rise to its "two-faced" common name.
Key facts
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
- Family
- Caryophylliidae
- Feeding Needs
- Regular feeding
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef and Philippines.
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Placement Recommendation
- Top
- Care difficulty
- Difficult
- Coloration
- Cream to yellow base with brown, pink, or red striping on polyp faces
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Care Requirements
- • Requires moderate to high lighting for photosynthesis • Needs regular target feeding with zooplankton or phytoplankton • Prefers moderate, non-turbulent water flow • Place in upper aquarium zones with good light penetration • Maintain stable water parameters (pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.025, temp 75–78°F)
- Additional Notes
- Notoriously difficult to maintain long-term; prone to bleaching and polyp recession. Daily target feeding and pristine conditions essential.
- Lighting Requirement
- High
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