🌿🪸 Acropora sp. “Jungle Staghorn”
WYSIWYG Specimen – Deep Green Staghorn Acropora
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful (requires open space for branch growth)
Colour Form: The Jungle Staghorn Acropora displays rich dark-green branches with subtle emerald and forest-green tones across its surface. Under actinic lighting the coral develops a bright fluorescent green glow while the polyps create a lively textured shimmer across the branches. Under balanced white lighting the colony reveals deep jungle-green coloration with lighter emerald highlights along the growth tips, giving the coral a natural reef appearance.
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 250–350)
Water Flow: Strong and turbulent
Placement: Upper rockwork or high-energy reef zones
Type: WYSIWYG
🧬 Overview
The Acropora “Jungle Staghorn” is a classic fast-growing SPS coral known for its deep green pigmentation and traditional staghorn growth structure. Staghorn Acropora develop long upward-reaching branches that create height and natural reef architecture within SPS aquascapes.
The dark green coloration provides a strong natural contrast when placed alongside brighter SPS corals such as pinks, yellows and blues. Under strong reef lighting the emerald tones intensify, giving the coral a vibrant glow while maintaining its rich jungle-green base.
As the colony matures, branches extend outward and upward, forming a dramatic SPS structure that adds movement and vertical dimension to the reef.
WYSIWYG:
You will receive the exact coral shown in the photo. Each specimen is individually photographed and selected for colour saturation, structural form and coral health.
Selected for:
• Deep jungle-green coloration
• Classic staghorn branching structure
• Healthy tissue and active growth tips
• Strong vertical SPS growth form
• Proven colour response under reef LED lighting
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Like most Acropora, Jungle Staghorn relies mainly on photosynthesis but benefits from nutrient-balanced reef environments and occasional coral feeding.
Recommended feeding 1–2× weekly:
• Fine plankton blends or powdered coral foods
• Amino acid supplements for SPS systems
• Broadcast feeding in mature reef systems
📈 Optimal Parameters
Parameter | Ideal Range
Alkalinity (dKH) | 7.5–8.5
Calcium (Ca) | 420–450 ppm
Magnesium (Mg) | 1300–1400 ppm
Nitrate (NO₃) | 5–15 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.03–0.10 ppm
📍 Placement
Place in the upper aquascape where strong lighting and turbulent water flow are present. Staghorn Acropora benefit from open space to allow their natural vertical branching growth.
Maintain stable parameters to preserve strong green coloration and healthy skeletal development.
🌿 Acropora “Jungle Staghorn”
Deep emerald-green branches with classic reef structure — a powerful staghorn that brings natural energy and growth to any SPS aquarium.