Where to buy Purple Hornet
Best known price right now: $10.00 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Purple Hornet
Purple Hornet zoanthids display striking purple coloration on polyp bodies with contrasting yellow, orange, or cream-colored oral discs (mouth rings). Individual polyps form clustered colonies with relatively short tentacles.
Key facts
- Family
- Zoanthidae
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (100–200 PAR)
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Appearance Description
- Purple Hornet zoanthids display striking purple coloration on polyp bodies with contrasting yellow, orange, or cream-colored oral discs (mouth rings). Individual polyps form clustered colonies with relatively short tentacles.
- Coloration
- Purple bodies with yellow to orange oral discs
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reef regions, widely distributed across tropical reef systems from the Indian Ocean through Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef and Indo-Pacific islands.
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to high lighting (PAR 200-400) • Moderate water flow for polyp extension • Feed small particles (zooplankton, phytoplankton) 2-3x weekly • Stable temp 76-80°F, pH 8.1-8.3, salinity 1.025 • Space adequately to prevent aggressive sweeper tentacle contact
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- Zoanthid
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