(Caulastrea echinulata)

Description

Trumpet Coral: Add Captivating Colour to Your Reef Aquarium

Introduce a fascinating LPS coral to your aquatic display. The Trumpet Coral (*Caulastrea echinulata*) offers striking colours and a unique, robust structure, perfect for enriching your reef environment.

Overview

The Big Pipe Trumpet Coral features distinct, trumpet-shaped polyps that emerge from a branching skeletal structure, forming dense, captivating colonies. Colours range from vibrant greens and blues to yellows, tans, and browns, often with contrasting oral discs. These large polyp stony (LPS) corals add dynamic visual interest to your aquarium as their fleshy polyps extend, creating a lush, textured appearance. They are generally peaceful and will not bother neighbouring corals with long sweeper tentacles.

Care Level

Moderate. While *Caulastrea echinulata* is a hardy LPS coral, it thrives best with stable water parameters and consistent care, making it suitable for aquarists with some reefkeeping experience. It has a peaceful temperament, ideal for a mixed reef tank, but ensure ample space for growth and expansion to prevent shading.

Tank Essentials

A minimum tank size of 200 litres is recommended to maintain stability and accommodate a growing colony. Provide moderate water flow to keep polyps clean and deliver nutrients without causing retraction. Ideal water parameters include a temperature of 24-28°C, pH of 8.1-8.4, and a specific gravity of 1.023-1.025.

Diet

Primarily photosynthetic, the Trumpet Coral derives much of its energy from its symbiotic zooxanthellae. Supplement its diet weekly with finely chopped meaty foods like mysis shrimp, baby brine shrimp, or zooplankton, especially when feeding tentacles are visible.

Why Buy From Us

When you buy Trumpet Coral online from Corais de Vidro, you receive healthy, responsibly sourced specimens. We ensure optimal acclimation and humane shipping practices, guaranteeing your new coral arrives in prime condition, ready to thrive in your healthy aquarium. Trust us for vibrant, quality marine life.

• Scientific Name: *Caulastrea echinulata*
• Common Name / Variant: Big Pipe Trumpet Coral
• Maximum Size: 6 cm (per polyp)
• Origin: Indo-Pacific (often aquacultured)
• pH Range: 8.1–8.4
• Temperature: 24–28°C
• Lifespan: [data unavailable]
• Swimming Zone: Bottom to Mid (Sessile)

Transform your reef tank with the stunning Trumpet Coral today!