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Elegance Coral (Catalaphyllia jardinei)

Elegance Coral

Catalaphyllia jardinei

saltwaterhard to keepLPS (large-polyp stony)medium lightlow flowslow growthstings neighbours

Often declines in home tanks even when everything else thrives. Not a beginner coral.

Light
Medium (≈100–200 PAR)
Flow
low
Where it goes
Bottom of the tank
Colony size in a year or two
5–10 in
Aggression toward other corals
high
Temperature
76–82 °F
Start a saltwater build to add this

Where to buy it

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Buy aquacultured frags where you can: they're hardier than wild colonies and don't come off a reef.

Likes the same light

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Reef-safe fish and inverts

Cerith SnailNeon GobySkunk Cleaner ShrimpFire ShrimpRandall’s Pistol ShrimpTurbo SnailTrochus SnailNassarius Snail

Care ranges are typical hobby guidance and vary by source and by where the animal came from. Ask your supplier and watch your own tank. Spot a mistake on this page? Let me know.