🌿💎 Paraancora Green Speckled
Euphyllia paraancora (Green Speckled Morph – 2 Heads)
Quick Stats
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Care Level: Moderate
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Temperament: Semi-aggressive
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Colour Form: Lush lime green with shimmering speckles of jade and pearl across its undulating tentacles. Under actinic lighting, the tips pulse with bioluminescent brilliance.
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Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
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Family: Euphylliidae
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Lighting: Moderate
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Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Strontium, Trace Elements
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Water Flow: Moderate and indirect
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Placement: Lower to mid-level, away from delicate neighbours
Overview
This Green Speckled Paraancora features two heads of vibrant, swaying beauty. Each tentacle is flecked with sparkling green, like dew on jungle foliage, forming a hypnotic dance in the flow. As a branching morph of Euphyllia paraancora, it brings motion and bold texture to any reefscape.
Renowned for its movement and colour, this Euphyllia creates dynamic zones of life in peaceful or mixed reefs. Its gentle stings help it hold territory, so mindful placement is key.
Care & Feeding
Stable parameters and consistent lighting are essential. While photosynthetic thanks to its symbiotic zooxanthellae, it thrives with supplemental feeding of planktonic foods like reef roids, cyclops, or finely chopped mysis once a week.
Keep flow soft but steady to avoid damaging tissue while ensuring enough movement to prevent detritus buildup.
Optimal Parameters
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Alkalinity (dKH): 8–11
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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): 0.01–0.05 ppm
Placement
Mount it on a stable rock platform with enough space for tentacle extension. Avoid placing it near high-flow outlets or overly aggressive LPS corals. Its sweeper tentacles can extend at night, so allow for buffer zones of 5–10 cm.
🌿💎 Paraancora Green Speckled
Two vibrant heads dancing like jungle spirits — a glowing heartbeat of green energy in motion.