Where to buy Pink Elephant Palythoa
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About Pink Elephant Palythoa
Pink Elephant Palythoa forms encrusting mats of polyps with a distinctive pink to magenta coloration on the oral disc and tentacles. Individual polyps are moderately large (0.25–0.5 inches across) with a puffy, inflated appearance; the column is typically pale or translucent.
Key facts
- Family
- Sphenopidae
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (150–250 PAR)
- Appearance Description
- Pink Elephant Palythoa forms encrusting mats of polyps with a distinctive pink to magenta coloration on the oral disc and tentacles. Individual polyps are moderately large (0.25–0.5 inches across) with a puffy, inflated appearance; the column is typically pale or translucent.
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Coloration
- Pink with large polyp structure
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, including tropical coral reef environments from the Red Sea to the Pacific.
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to strong indirect lighting; avoid direct high-intensity spotlights • Moderate water flow for nutrient delivery and waste export • Feed small zooplankton, phytoplankton, or liquid invertebrate food 2–3× weekly • Maintain stable salinity (1.023–1.025), pH 8.1–8.3, and temperature 75–78°F • Spread substrate or rocks; tends to encrust; can become aggressive to neighbors
- Feeding Needs
- Photosynthetic; primarily derives energy from zooxanthellae. Occasional target feeding with phytoplankton or liquid invertebrate food can enhance growth.
- Growth Rate
- Rapid
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