💎🩵✨ Euphyllia cristata “Light Blue Tip” – Premium Coral WYSIWYG
Rare Light Blue-Tipped Euphyllia with Exceptional Fluorescent Contrast
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Semi-Aggressive
Colour Form: Vibrant fluorescent green tentacles accented by delicate icy blue tips. Under strong actinic lighting, the coral develops intense neon fluorescence with striking blue-green contrast, while balanced daylight reveals additional pastel blue, turquoise and metallic highlights throughout the colony.
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–8.5, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Euphylliidae
Lighting: Moderate to High (PAR 80–200)
Water Flow: Moderate indirect flow
Placement: Mid to lower reef
Type: Premium Coral WYSIWYG
🧬 Overview
The Euphyllia cristata “Light Blue Tip” is a highly sought-after collector Euphyllia renowned for its elegant growth structure and distinctive blue-tipped coloration. Less commonly encountered than traditional torch corals, this premium cristata variety combines exceptional movement, intense fluorescence and unique pastel coloration that instantly draws attention within any reef aquarium.
Under blue-spectrum reef lighting, the coral displays brilliant fluorescent green coloration contrasted by luminous light blue tips that appear to glow above the tentacles. Under balanced white lighting, additional turquoise, pastel blue and metallic tones emerge, creating remarkable depth and visual complexity.
As the colony matures, it develops impressive extension and dynamic movement, producing a flowing display that enhances both mixed reefs and dedicated Euphyllia gardens. In stable reef systems, Light Blue Tip Cristata rewards reef keepers with vibrant coloration, excellent expansion and outstanding collector appeal.
🧾 WYSIWYG Information
You will receive the exact coral shown in the photographs.
Selected for:
• Rare light blue tip coloration
• Strong fluorescent response
• Exceptional polyp extension
• Healthy tissue and growth structure
• Premium collector appeal
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Primarily photosynthetic but benefits from occasional supplemental feeding.
Recommended:
• Reef roids and fine particulate foods
• Amino acid supplementation
• Stable nutrient availability
• Moderate indirect flow
• Mature stable reef systems
📈 Optimal Parameters
Parameter | Ideal Range
Alkalinity (dKH) | 7.5–8.5
Calcium (Ca) | 400–450 ppm
Magnesium (Mg) | 1250–1400 ppm
Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–15 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.03–0.10 ppm
📍 Placement
Place in the mid to lower regions of the aquarium under stable moderate to high lighting and moderate indirect flow. Allow adequate space from neighbouring corals, as Euphyllia species possess sweeper tentacles capable of stinging nearby specimens.
💎🩵✨ Euphyllia cristata “Light Blue Tip” – Premium Coral WYSIWYG
A rare collector Euphyllia featuring glowing light blue tips, exceptional fluorescence and elegant movement — a refined showpiece for high-end reef aquariums.