Premium
(Leptoseris)

Description

Leptoseris Premium: Mesmerizing Color for Your Reef

Introduce a splash of vibrant, fluorescent color to your reef aquarium with the captivating Leptoseris Premium. This encrusting coral offers stunning visual appeal, especially under blue lighting.

Overview

Leptoseris corals are small polyp stony (SPS) corals known for their unique plating or encrusting growth forms. They spread across rockwork, often developing subtle ruffles or ridges that create an intricate texture. Under actinic lighting, these “Premium” specimens will display an intense, almost metallic glow in a spectrum of vibrant colors like oranges, greens, and purples. While classified as SPS, their care requirements are often compared to easier-to-keep LPS corals.

Care Level

Considered an easy to moderate SPS coral, Leptoseris is suitable for dedicated beginners to experienced aquarists. It thrives in stable water conditions and is generally peaceful, though it can extend sweeper tentacles up to 2.5 cm at night, requiring adequate spacing from other corals.

Tank Essentials

A mature reef aquarium of at least 100 litres is recommended to maintain stability for this encrusting coral. Provide low to moderate water flow to keep its surfaces clean without damaging its delicate tissues. Position your Leptoseris in areas of low to moderate lighting (50-150 PAR) to ensure optimal growth and vibrant coloration.

Diet

Leptoseris corals are primarily photosynthetic, deriving most nutrition from their symbiotic zooxanthellae. Supplement their diet occasionally with fine particulate coral foods like phytoplankton, zooplankton, or amino acids to enhance growth and color.

Why Buy From Us

When you buy Leptoseris online from Corais de Vidro, you’re choosing healthy, aquacultured specimens. We ensure responsible sourcing and humane shipping practices, delivering vibrant corals ready to flourish in your carefully curated reef environment. Our expert team is here to support your healthy aquarium fish and coral journey.

• Scientific Name: Leptoseris
• Common Name / Variant: Leptoseris Premium / Wrinkle Coral
• Maximum Size: Encrusting/Plating (spreads over rockwork)
• Origin: Indo-Pacific (often captive-bred)
• pH Range: 8.1–8.4
• Temperature: 23–27°C
• Lifespan: [data unavailable]
• Swimming Zone: Bottom to Mid (Low to Moderate Light/Flow)

Add this glowing Leptoseris Premium to your reef aquarium today!