🔴🖤🪸 Blastomussa wellsi “Red Black Stripe” – WYSIWYG
Rare Morph – Deep Red Blastomussa with Black Striping
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Easy to Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: Intense deep red polyps overlaid with dark black striping or banding, creating a rare high-contrast pattern. Under actinic lighting, the red base glows vividly while the black markings add depth and definition to each polyp.
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–8.5, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Mussidae
Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 50–120)
Water Flow: Low, indirect
Placement: Low to Mid reef
Type: WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
🧬 Overview
The Blastomussa wellsi “Red Black Stripe” is a truly uncommon morph, prized for its distinctive striping pattern layered over a rich red base. Unlike standard Blastos, this variety introduces a bold graphic element, with dark banding that gives each polyp a unique, almost hand-painted appearance.
Under blue lighting, the red fluorescence intensifies while the black striping remains crisp, enhancing contrast and visual structure. This makes it an exceptional piece for collectors looking to add something different from the usual solid-colour LPS corals.
Its fleshy, inflated polyps provide a soft, full-bodied look, while the rare patterning ensures it stands out even among high-end collections.
🧾 WYSIWYG
You will receive the exact specimen shown, selected for pattern clarity, colour intensity, and polyp health.
Selected for:
• Rare black striping over deep red base
• Strong fluorescence under actinic lighting
• Unique, high-contrast patterning
• Fleshy, inflated polyp structure
• Collector-grade uncommon morph
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Blastomussa benefit from photosynthesis and targeted feeding.
Recommended feeding occasionally:
• Mysis shrimp or finely chopped marine foods
• LPS pellets
• Target feeding to promote growth and polyp expansion
📈 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 a low-flow area to allow full polyp expansion. Avoid strong direct flow, which may stress the tissue and reduce extension.
🔴🖤 Blastomussa “Red Black Stripe” – WYSIWYG
Rare pattern, bold contrast — a collector’s Blasto that breaks the mold and elevates any LPS display.