Anemones, mushrooms, and zoanthids
Nephthea
Nephthea sp.
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8–8.4
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Type
- Soft coral
- Family
- Nephtheidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific and Red Sea
- Size
- 10 – 30 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.0 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.026
- Ca / KH / Mg
- marine standard
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Light
- average
- Current
- average
- Aggressiveness
- average
- Feeding
- photosynthesis; phytoplankton
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: A tree-like coral with fleshy branches in shades of green or brown. It sways with the current.
