Where to buy Cat's Paw Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Cat's Paw Coral
Psammocora profundacella forms small, encrusting to submassive colonies with a distinctive bumpy, granular surface texture resembling a cat's paw print. Coloration typically ranges from tan, gray, or brown to pale yellow, often with darker polyp centers.
Key facts
- Flow Requirement
- Medium to High
- Family
- Siderastreidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond, found in deeper reef environments.
- Feeding Needs
- Primarily photosynthetic; benefits from occasional feeding with small meaty foods and zooplankton suspensions.
- Coral Type
- SPS
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Additional Notes
- Encrusting SPS coral.
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to strong lighting (PAR 200–300 µmol) • Moderate water flow to prevent debris accumulation • Prefers slightly cooler, deeper reef zones (15–25m depth naturally) • Feed with small food particles (zooplankton, phytoplankton) • Stable parameters: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, calcium 400–450 ppm
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Coloration
- Brown, green, or purple encrusting coral
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (100-200 PAR)
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