Where to buy Finger Cauliflower Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Finger Cauliflower Coral
Stylophora digitata forms dense, branching colonies with thick, finger-like or cauliflower-shaped branches. Polyps are small and distributed along the branch surface. Coloration ranges from brown, tan, yellow, to pink or purple depending on lighting and individual specimen genetics.
Key facts
- Feeding Needs
- Primarily photosynthetic; zooxanthellae provide most nutrition. Occasional feeding with phytoplankton or liquid zooplankton supplements growth but is not required.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.024-1.026
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Additional Notes
- Hardy and fast-growing SPS coral. Prone to brown jelly if stressed; quarantine new frags. Excellent for beginners and aquaculturists.
- Coral Type
- SPS
- Placement Recommendation
- Top
- Care Requirements
- • Place in strong, direct lighting (high PAR) • Requires moderate to high water flow • Feed small zooplankton (mysis, copepods) 2–3× weekly • Maintain alkalinity 8–12 dKH, calcium 400–450 ppm • Prefers cooler temps 74–78°F
- Coloration
- Pink to brown with finger-like branches
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reef regions from the Red Sea to Hawaii and Australia.
- Family
- Pocilloporidae
- Lighting Requirement
- 100-250 PAR
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
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