🧡🐊 Crocodile Skin Lobophyllia – Size S (WYSIWYG)
Lobophyllia hemprichii – Textured Orange and Tan Pattern Morph
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Easy to Moderate
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Colour Form: A stunning Crocodile Skin pattern Lobophyllia, featuring intricate orange-tan ridges and valleys with subtle iridescent sheen. The raised texture and contrasting tones mimic the unique, scaled pattern of reptilian skin — a true natural design masterpiece.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Lobophylliidae
Lighting: Moderate
Water Flow: Gentle to Moderate
Placement: Sandbed or lower rockwork
🧬 Overview
The Crocodile Skin Lobophyllia is a collector’s coral that balances warm coloration with captivating texture. Each lobe displays a natural pattern that plays beautifully with blue spectrum lighting, glowing with amber-orange undertones and subtle green reflections.
Compact yet expressive, this size S specimen makes the perfect addition to LPS displays or mixed reefs, offering both colour and dimensional contrast.
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Primarily photosynthetic but benefits from target feeding once or twice weekly with mysis, brine shrimp, or reef roids. Feeding promotes tissue expansion and colour intensity.
Maintain stable trace elements — particularly iron, iodine, and strontium — to preserve its vivid hues and sheen.
📈 Optimal Parameters
| Parameter | Ideal Range |
|---|---|
| Alkalinity (dKH) | 8–11 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 420–460 ppm |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 1250–1350 ppm |
| Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm |
| Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.02–0.08 ppm |
📍 Placement
Place on the sandbed or a flat, stable area with gentle water movement to allow full tissue inflation. Avoid aggressive neighbours, as Lobophyllia can extend short sweeper tentacles during the night.
🧡🐊 Crocodile Skin Lobophyllia – Size S (WYSIWYG)
An exotic textured beauty — bold, natural, and full of character.
A small coral with a truly unique presence in any reef display.