Where to buy Cuban Donut Coral
Best known price right now: $194.65 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Cuban Donut Coral
Scolymia cubensis displays a distinctive donut or brain-like morphology with a circular oral disc and prominent tentacles radiating from a central mouth. Coloration ranges from brown and tan to brick red or orange, often with contrasting bands or mottled patterns.
Key facts
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Appearance Description
- Scolymia cubensis displays a distinctive donut or brain-like morphology with a circular oral disc and prominent tentacles radiating from a central mouth. Coloration ranges from brown and tan to brick red or orange, often with contrasting bands or mottled patterns.
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (75-150 PAR)
- Family
- Scolymidae
- Origin
- Western Atlantic, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, with a geographic range extending from Florida to Brazil.
- Coloration
- Brown, tan, brick red, or orange; often with banded or mottled patterns.
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate to strong indirect light (PAR 150–250) • Provide gentle to moderate water flow; avoid direct powerhead blast • Feed small meaty foods (copepods, brine shrimp) 2–3× weekly • Maintain stable alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium • Keep water quality stable; moderate lighting supports zooxanthellae
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
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