💚💙🪸 Catalaphyllia jardinei “Emerald Blue Lagoon” – Elegance Coral XS – WYSIWYG

Premium Extra Small Elegance Coral – Vibrant Green Centre with Beautiful Ocean Blue Tones

🔹 Quick Stats

Care Level: Moderate to Advanced
Temperament: Aggressive
Colour Form: A beautiful Catalaphyllia jardinei displaying a vibrant emerald-green centre, elegantly contrasted by rich blue to ocean-blue pigmentation. The luminous green central area creates a striking focal point, while the surrounding blue tones add depth and a sophisticated aquatic appearance. Under blue-spectrum lighting, the green pigmentation develops attractive fluorescent highlights, producing a beautiful contrast between electric green and cooler blue shades.
Size: Extra Small (XS) – Individual Specimen
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–8.5, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Euphylliidae
Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 60–150)
Water Flow: Low to Moderate, gentle and indirect
Placement: Low Reef / Sandy Substrate
Type: WYSIWYG – Exact XS Specimen Shown

🧬 Overview

The Emerald Blue Lagoon Catalaphyllia is a captivating Elegance Coral selection, combining brilliant emerald-green pigmentation with beautiful ocean-blue tones in a compact and attractive specimen.

Its characteristic fleshy oral disc features a vibrant green central area, surrounded by contrasting blue pigmentation, creating a striking combination of luminous colour and elegant visual depth.

The bright green centre provides a beautiful focal point, while the surrounding blue tones introduce a cooler, more sophisticated appearance reminiscent of tropical lagoons.

Under blue-spectrum reef lighting, the green pigmentation can exhibit particularly attractive fluorescence, enhancing the contrast between the luminous centre and the deeper blue areas.

One of the most appealing characteristics of Catalaphyllia jardinei is its broad, fleshy oral disc and elegant tentacle extension, which create a beautiful combination of colour, texture and natural movement.

Despite its compact size, this specimen retains the distinctive appearance and visual character that make Elegance Corals so desirable among LPS enthusiasts.

As an Extra Small (XS) specimen, it offers an excellent opportunity to introduce a beautiful Catalaphyllia into an established reef aquarium while allowing the coral to develop naturally over time.

Its smaller initial size makes it particularly attractive for carefully planned LPS displays, provided sufficient space is reserved for its future expansion and growth.

This WYSIWYG Catalaphyllia has been individually selected for its vibrant green centre, beautiful blue pigmentation and distinctive compact appearance.

🧾 WYSIWYG – Extra Small Individual Specimen

You will receive the exact Emerald Blue Lagoon Catalaphyllia shown in the photographs.

Selected for:

• Extra Small (XS) individual specimen

• Vibrant emerald-green central pigmentation

• Beautiful ocean-blue and deep blue tones

• Exceptional contrast between luminous green and cool blue colours

• Attractive fluorescence under blue-spectrum lighting

• Distinctive fleshy Elegance Coral structure

• Elegant tentacle extension and natural movement

• Compact initial size with potential for future growth

• Premium selection for established LPS aquariums

• Exact WYSIWYG specimen shown

🍽️ Care & Feeding

Catalaphyllia jardinei is a photosynthetic LPS coral that obtains a significant proportion of its energy through its symbiotic dinoflagellates. However, it can benefit from occasional supplemental feeding with small meaty foods, finely chopped mysis shrimp, enriched Artemia and appropriately sized marine preparations.

For this Extra Small (XS) specimen, offer particularly small food portions that can be comfortably captured and ingested without placing excessive stress on the delicate tissue.

Target feeding once or twice per week may support tissue development and growth, although excessive feeding should be avoided.

Provide gentle to moderate, indirect water movement that allows the fleshy oral disc and tentacles to expand naturally without being continuously compressed or folded.

Avoid strong, concentrated flow, which may cause tissue irritation, damage or reduced polyp extension.

Stable alkalinity, calcium and magnesium concentrations are essential for healthy skeletal development. Maintaining measurable nitrate and phosphate concentrations helps support tissue health, pigmentation and consistent expansion.

Catalaphyllia generally prefers low to moderate lighting, and excessive PAR may cause tissue contraction or bleaching.

This species can be sensitive to abrupt environmental changes, physical damage and certain disease conditions. A mature, biologically stable aquarium is strongly recommended.

Gradually acclimate the specimen to its final lighting intensity and avoid unnecessary handling of its delicate fleshy tissue.

📈 Optimal Parameters

📍 Placement

Position the coral in the lower sections of the reef, preferably on a clean, stable sandy substrate where its fleshy tissue can expand freely without rubbing against sharp rock surfaces.

For this Extra Small (XS) specimen, choose a sheltered location with gentle, indirect water movement to prevent the coral from being displaced or exposed to excessive turbulence.

Ensure that the skeleton remains stable and that the expanded tissue does not come into contact with surrounding rockwork.

Although initially compact, Catalaphyllia jardinei can develop considerable expansion as it grows. Allow sufficient space for future development and natural tentacle movement.

As an aggressive LPS species, Elegance Corals possess stinging tentacles capable of damaging neighbouring corals. Maintain adequate clearance around the specimen, even at this smaller size.

Under suitable conditions, the coral can develop beautiful expansion, displaying its characteristic vibrant emerald-green centre and contrasting ocean-blue pigmentation.

💚💙🪸 Emerald Blue Lagoon Catalaphyllia – Elegance Coral XS – WYSIWYG

A captivating Extra Small Elegance Coral featuring a brilliant emerald-green centre surrounded by beautiful ocean-blue tones — a miniature jewel of fluorescence, elegant movement and exceptional colour contrast, individually selected for premium LPS collections.