🔹 Nuclear Sun Elegance Coral
Catalaphyllia jardinei (XL Specimen – Toxic Yellow Center with Blue Tips)
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Semi-aggressive (long sweeper tentacles, requires clearance space)
Colour Form: A striking toxic yellow central base radiating outward to fluorescent green tentacles with vivid blue tips. Under actinic or blue-dominant lighting, the yellow center glows intensely while the blue tips fluoresce sharply, creating a surreal, high-contrast ultra effect.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–12, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Euphylliidae
Lighting: Moderate to high (to enhance center fluorescence and tip contrast)
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Trace Elements, Amino Acids
Water Flow: Gentle to moderate — allows tentacle sway without tissue stress
Placement: Sand bed or stable substrate, away from aggressive corals
🧬 Overview
The Nuclear Sun Elegance Coral is an XL showpiece Catalaphyllia, displaying an electric toxic yellow center that glows like molten energy, contrasted by fluorescent blue tips. This unique morph combines elegance with intensity, creating one of the most visually dynamic and rare Catalaphyllia patterns available. Its flowing, anemone-like tentacles provide constant movement, making it the ultimate centerpiece coral for collectors.
🍽️ Feeding & Care
While primarily photosynthetic, this coral thrives with 2–3 weekly feedings of mysis shrimp, chopped seafood, or enriched brine. Target feeding promotes fuller polyp expansion, strong tissue health, and maximum colour expression. Provide ample spacing to avoid sweeper tentacle stings.
📈 Optimal Parameters
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Alkalinity (dKH): 8–12
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Calcium (Ca): 420–460 ppm
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Magnesium (Mg): 1250–1350 ppm
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Nitrate (NO₃): 2–10 ppm
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Phosphate (PO₄): 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Best placed on the sand bed or flat surface with gentle to moderate flow. Allow space for tentacle expansion. Under actinic lighting, the yellow center glows like nuclear fire while blue tips fluoresce dramatically, producing a one-of-a-kind ultra morph effect.
📸 WYSIWYG Note
This coral is sold as WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). The exact XL toxic yellow center with blue tips Catalaphyllia photographed is the one you will receive.