Where to buy Blue Sympodium
Best known price right now: $34.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Blue Sympodium
Blue Sympodium displays striking cobalt-blue to purple-blue coloration on its polyp bodies, with contrasting tan or brown branch stalks (sclerites). Polyps are small, tube-like, and extend from encrusting branched colonies that spread across rock surfaces.
Key facts
- Coral Type
- Soft
- Additional Notes
- Hardy encrusting soft coral with distinctive blue coloration.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to strong lighting (PAR 150–300) • Moderate water flow for polyp expansion • Photosynthetic but benefits from microplankton/fish waste • Stable temp 75–79°F, pH 8.1–8.3 • Tolerant of various tank positions; avoid direct high flow
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond, found in coral reef environments.
- Coloration
- Cobalt to purple-blue polyps with tan or brown encrusting base; color intensity varies with lighting and water conditions.
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Appearance Description
- Blue Sympodium displays striking cobalt-blue to purple-blue coloration on its polyp bodies, with contrasting tan or brown branch stalks (sclerites). Polyps are small, tube-like, and extend from encrusting branched colonies that spread across rock surfaces.
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