Where to buy Stokes' Flowerpot Coral
Best known price right now: $10.00 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Stokes' Flowerpot Coral
Goniopora stokesi is a large LPS coral forming massive, brain-like colonies with a hard skeleton. It displays vibrant coloration ranging from green to yellow or brown with lighter-colored polyps that resemble flowers, hence its "flowerpot" common name.
Key facts
- Care difficulty
- Difficult
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75 gallon tank • Requires strong, consistent lighting (200–300 PAR) and stable water conditions • Prefers medium to high water flow; ensure adequate circulation without direct blast • Feed 2–3 times weekly with meaty foods (mysis shrimp, coral food); benefits from supplemental feeding despite photosynthesis • Maintain temperature 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, and salinity 1.023–1.025; highly sensitive to parameter fluctuations
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
- Feeding Needs
- Regular feeding
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including the Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waters from Australia to the Philippines.
- Family
- Cerianthidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Additional Notes
- Stokes' Flowerpot is notoriously difficult and decline-prone; requires stable parameters, consistent feeding, and excellent water quality to thrive long-term.
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