SPS Deep Dive – Reverse Superman Montipora
The Reverse Superman Montipora is one of the more popular encrusting montiporas due to its red skin and blue polyps, a striking contrast in colors.
The Reverse Superman Montipora is one of the more popular encrusting montiporas due to its red skin and blue polyps, a striking contrast in colors.
I love solid, contrasting colors in my reef and Stylophoras fit the bill, with colors ranging from purple, bright pink to electric green.
The Tyree Ultimate Blue Stag is one of the more beautiful staghorns available to SPS enthusiasts. The coral was originally imported as a wild colony from Bali.
The Acropora tenuis comes in a variety of colors and certain variations garner a lot of attention, especially ones with multiple, contrasting colors.
The Strawberry Shortcake was introduced to US reef keepers by Unique Corals back in 2009 at MACNA. It has a greenish body and bright pink tips and polyps.
If you are a Montipora capricornis or “cap” lover then you will want to check out ORA’s Supernatural Cap. It has purple skin and bright green polyps.
The Acropora florida is a staghorn coral with thick branches that are typically brown or cream colored, although occasionally they are bright green.
The Mr. Pacman Acropora is a thin branched Acropora that resembles the shape and structure of the Tyree Red Dragon. It is reddish pink or purple.
The ORA Hawkins is a smooth skin coral and is thus a bit more sensitive to any fluctuations in water conditions than other SPS corals.
The Orange Setosa is a Montipora and is one of the easiest SPS species to keep, with vivid and intense orange coloration.
What’s not to love about the ATL Forest Fire Digitata? It is a brightly colored, fast growing coral with a really cool name. I am a big fan of montiporas.
ORA Joe The Coral is a staghorn and is similar to ORA’s Blue Voodoo, although Joe The Coral has more random growth patterns and less polyp extension.