🔴💚 Crimson Heart Goniopora
Goniopora sp. – Super Red Colony with Green Core
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: A spectacular super red Goniopora forming a perfect, rounded “ball” colony with a bright emerald-green inner core. Each polyp extends long, flowing red tentacles tipped with subtle iridescence, creating a hypnotic contrast as the green centres pulse gently beneath the movement. Under actinic or blue lighting, the coral glows intensely — a true showpiece of motion and colour.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Poritidae
Lighting: Moderate
Water Flow: Gentle, indirect flow
Placement: Sandbed or lower rockwork
🧬 Overview
The Crimson Heart Goniopora is one of the most striking and balanced LPS colonies available, combining the warmth of deep red pigmentation with the refreshing contrast of neon-green oral discs. Its perfectly spherical structure adds a dynamic, breathing movement to any reef aquarium.
Highly sought-after by collectors, this morph showcases natural elegance and vivid pigmentation — a coral that brings both fire and harmony to your display.
🍽️ Care & Feeding
While photosynthetic, Goniopora corals benefit greatly from supplemental feeding 2–3 times per week with fine coral foods such as Reef Roids, Phytoplankton, or Coral Dust.
Maintaining stable nutrients and trace elements (especially manganese, iron, and potassium) supports long polyp extension and intense coloration.
📈 Optimal Parameters
| Parameter | Ideal Range |
|---|---|
| Alkalinity (dKH) | 8–11 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 420–460 ppm |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 1250–1350 ppm |
| Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm |
| Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.02–0.08 ppm |
📍 Placement
Place the colony on the sandbed or lower rock zones where it can sway freely in gentle, indirect flow. Avoid strong currents or contact with aggressive neighbours.
🔴💚 Crimson Heart Goniopora
A living flame with an emerald soul — vibrant, graceful, and glowing with the rhythm of the reef.