Corals
Clavularia
Clavularia spp.
Also called: Clove Polyps
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Type
- Soft Coral (Alcyonacea)
- Family
- Clavulariidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- variable growth habit; polyps 1–3 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.022 – 1.026
- Ca / KH / Mg
- marine standard
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Light
- low – medium (PAR 30–100)
- Current
- low – medium
- Aggressiveness
- low
- Feeding
- photosynthesis; fine zooplankton
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: A colonial octocoral that covers rocks and walls. Very hardy. A good indicator of water quality: if the polyps do not open within a few hours, something is wrong. Some have a green or blue fluorescent glow under UV light.
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