🪸 Acropora latistella “Sunburst Inferno”
Orange & Yellow Super Color Indonesian Acropora – Cut-to-Order SPS Frag
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful (requires spacing from neighbouring SPS colonies)
Colour Form: The Sunburst Inferno Latistella displays an explosive blend of bright orange branches with intense yellow growth tips. Under actinic lighting the coral ignites with fiery orange fluorescence while the tips glow with electric neon-yellow highlights. Under balanced white lighting the colony reveals rich gradients of tangerine, molten orange and radiant golden-yellow tips, creating a vivid sunburst effect that immediately commands attention in SPS reef systems.
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–8.5, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Acroporidae
Lighting: High (PAR 250–400)
Water Flow: Strong and turbulent
Placement: Upper rockwork or high-energy reef zones
🧬 Overview
The Acropora latistella “Sunburst Inferno” is a spectacular Indonesian SPS coral prized for its ultra-vibrant orange body and glowing yellow tips. A. latistella forms elegant branching colonies with smooth tissue coverage and strong axial growth, producing visually striking SPS structures as the colony matures.
The dramatic orange and yellow combination creates a powerful warm-spectrum highlight within reef aquascapes. Under strong LED lighting, the yellow tips intensify and illuminate each growing branch, giving the coral a dynamic, flame-like appearance.
This coral is especially effective as a centrepiece SPS, bringing bright contrast and energy to collections dominated by blues, greens and purples.
Cut-to-Order Frag:
This coral is cut to order from a healthy, established Indonesian mother colony. Each frag maintains the same colour lineage and growth characteristics as the parent colony, though natural variation in branch shape and colour intensity may occur between individual frags.
Each frag is prepared with:
• Fresh cut from established mother colony
• Healthy tissue and active growth tips
• Securely mounted frag plug or base
• Proven colour stability under reef LED lighting
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Like most Acropora, Sunburst Inferno Latistella relies primarily on photosynthesis but benefits from nutrient-balanced reef environments and occasional coral feeding.
Recommended feeding:
• Fine plankton blends or powdered coral foods
• Amino acid supplements for SPS systems
• Broadcast feeding 1–2× weekly
📈 Optimal Parameters
Parameter | Ideal Range
Alkalinity (dKH) | 7.5–8.5
Calcium (Ca) | 420–450 ppm
Magnesium (Mg) | 1300–1400 ppm
Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Place in the upper aquascape where strong lighting and turbulent water flow are present. Stable alkalinity and consistent nutrient levels are essential to maintain the coral’s intense coloration and healthy skeletal growth.
Allow adequate spacing between neighbouring SPS colonies to prevent shading and encourage natural branching development.
🔥 Acropora latistella “Sunburst Inferno”
Blazing orange branches crowned with electric yellow tips — a super-color SPS that burns bright and brings explosive energy to any Acropora reef.