Where to buy Horn Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Horn Coral
Horn Coral displays prominent, horn-like or tubular calices extending upward from a solid base. Coloration ranges from brown and tan to orange or greenish, often with contrasting polyp colors. The distinctive branching structure and protruding corallites are its key identifying features.
Key facts
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Appearance Description
- Horn Coral displays prominent, horn-like or tubular calices extending upward from a solid base. Coloration ranges from brown and tan to orange or greenish, often with contrasting polyp colors. The distinctive branching structure and protruding corallites are its key identifying features.
- Lighting Requirement
- 100–200 PAR
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef and Polynesia, typically found on reef slopes and drop-offs.
- Growth Rate
- Fast
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Additional Notes
- Very aggressive hydnophora with long sweeper tentacles.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-79°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Family
- Merulinidae
- Care Requirements
- • Place in middle zones with moderate light (PAR 100–200) • Moderate, non-turbulent water flow • Primarily photosynthetic; occasional feeding with small zooplankton/phytoplankton • Maintain stable calcium and alkalinity for skeletal growth • Avoid aggressive tank mates; can extend tentacles when feeding
- Coloration
- Brown, tan, orange, or greenish with variable polyp coloration
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
Research before you buy
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