Avg size is 2-3 inches on real rock.
The Orange Clove Polyps soft coral is a super contrast soft coral in that it's color tends to POP other corals around it! Truly orange this soft coral is very hardy even though fine tissue. Polyps develop between a fine thread-like strip of tissue making it hard to aquaculture. Once established on a rock it can be a fast grower! Like most soft coral Polyps, the closer to light makes it more thick whereas further away from light makes the polyps reach & extend making them longer. Grows in about every light condition & area of the tank!
Note: This soft coral will close tight during shipping & because it's tissue is so fine it will make the rock look like there's nothing on it! Acclimate as outlined on the slip inside your box & allow the coral a couple days (usually takes just hours) to fully acclimate to your system & open for you. If it doesn't open for you make sure it has good water flow to stimulate it's polyps to open & also check your water parameters, Alk, temp, salinity etc.
Do NOT Dip This Coral! I have yet to hear of ANY dip that won't kill this fine tissue coral.
I do not recommend dipping ANY of my corals as it is at the very least a stressful process for them & doing so VOIDS any guarantee I offer under "Livestock Shipping"
The first pic is a Parent and the smaller pic is a sample baby unless a WYSIWYG is offered & selected. Babies are mounted to real live rock unless otherwise noted.
# 15 in the pic below. EST.2004
Soft Coral Color Guide: Example - Base color "Green"
"Green" = shows it's green color mostly under actinic blue lighting
Neon "Green" = shows it's green under full daylight but is more intense green under actinic blue lighting
Ultra "Green" = shows it's green under full daylight but literally "Glows" green under actinic blue lighting! These stand out over all!
Metallic = the color has a metallic sheen to it.
What a soft coral displays for color is greatly dependent on where it's positioned in relation to your light & the intensity & color of light above it. Most soft corals lighten in color as they expand (much like a balloon does when blown up) and often intensifies in color &/or looks darker when closed due to tissue concentration.
Like wild soft corals, aquacultured tank raised soft corals offer many benefits to reef fish like hiding places or perches and even sleep spots! Tank raised soft corals are much easier to keep than hard corals and they add beautiful form, color and movement to a tank.
My Parent Tanks as well as baby soft coral pics are taken under "full daylight" which is an equal mix of 10K & actinics. I work hard to represent my soft corals as they are without color doctoring photos. Use my images as a guide & expect some variances given your tank conditions vs mine.
To get the same results, give your corals approx. 6 hours a day of "full daylight". Resist the urge to keep them in blue actinic color POP phase. Sunrise then high noon full daylight then sunset over 10-12 hours is best.
