Where to buy Leptastrea
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Leptastrea
Leptastrea transversa is a small stony coral forming encrusting or dome-shaped colonies with fine corallites arranged in radial rows. Coloration ranges from green, orange, red, or brown, often with contrasting mouth colors.
Key facts
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (75-150 PAR)
- Appearance Description
- Leptastrea transversa is a small stony coral forming encrusting or dome-shaped colonies with fine corallites arranged in radial rows. Coloration ranges from green, orange, red, or brown, often with contrasting mouth colors.
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Coloration
- Green, orange, red, or brown with contrasting polyp mouth colors
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate to bright indirect light (PAR 150–250) • Moderate water flow, avoid direct high flow • Feed small particles (phytoplankton, zooplankton) 2–3× weekly • Maintain stable parameters: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, alkalinity 8–11 dKH • Nocturnal polyp extension; benefits from coral-specific supplements
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea through Southeast Asia to Australia and the western Pacific.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Additional Notes
- Hardy encrusting LPS coral.
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