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Galaxea Coral: Green
| Latin Name | Galaxea sp. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name | Galaxea Coral: Green | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Also known as | Green Galaxea, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fast Facts | Although beautiful, the ever-popular and frequently available Galaxea Coral can be difficult to maintain and is not recommended for those new to the hobby. Actinic lighting will help bring out their color. While they're can do well under the right conditions, Galaxea should not be considered by apprehensive hobbyists. These corals have very sharp skeletons covered in extremely thin tissue, which is inevitably scuffed up by collection and shipping, so "perfect looking" non-expanded specimens are virtually non-existent. Once expand they look great, but the unexpanded skeletons will look a little scruffy to those unaccustomed to handling these corals. There are many other corals that travel better, although Galaxea isn't as bad as we're intentionally making it sound. Galaxea should be given plenty of room to expand, and then some, because they have sweeper tentacles that extend several inches at night that can sting other corals. Acclimates best in low current and low to medium lighting. Do not place directly under intense lighting or expose to high water flow. If you've read this far, you might give these beautiful corals a try! | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sizes | Small/Around 1"-2" Medium/Around 2"-3" Large/Around 4"-5" X-Large/Around 5"-6" |
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| Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult) |  |
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| Related Coral | More Corals: Large Polyp Stony Corals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability | Semi regularly available, but never plentiful. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Add to Cart | Galaxea Coral: Green
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Availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Note: Because these are living animals, and not made in a factory, actual specimens will vary and will not look identical to the image provided. Sizes stated are approximate.
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