Green with Pink Tip Goniopora (Flowerpot Coral)

Turn your reef into a living garden with the dazzling Green with Pink Tip Goniopora! Its bright green tentacles and soft pink tips sway gracefully, creating a stunning contrast of colour and motion. A true statement coral that brings elegance and vibrancy to any marine aquarium.

Additional Information

The Green with Pink Tip Goniopora is one of the most eye-catching varieties of the Goniopora family. Its neon green tentacles capped with delicate pink tips give it a unique two-tone appearance that glows beautifully under blue reef lighting. This coral adds exceptional colour depth and movement to any reef tank.

Scientific Name: Goniopora stokesi
Common Name: Green with Pink Tip Goniopora, Bi-colour Flowerpot Coral

Care Level: Moderate
Lighting: Moderate to high (PAR 100–200). The pink tips appear more vibrant under actinic or blue LED lighting.
Water Flow: Gentle to moderate. Avoid strong, direct flow to allow full polyp extension and prevent tissue damage.
Placement: Mid to lower areas of the tank, giving it enough space to expand without touching other corals.

Feeding: Target feeding with coral foods like PolypLab Reef-Roids, Aquaforest Power Food, or live phytoplankton and zooplankton promotes faster growth and improved colouration.

Ideal Water Parameters:

Temperature: 24–26 °C
Salinity: 1.025–1.026 (35 ppt)
pH: 8.1–8.4
Alkalinity: 8–9 dKH
Calcium: 420–450 ppm
Magnesium: 1300–1350 ppm
Nitrate: <10 ppm
Phosphate: <0.05 ppm

Tank Size: Minimum 80 L recommended for stability and proper spacing.

Compatibility: Peaceful coral; keep away from aggressive LPS or corals with long sweeper tentacles.

Notes:
This Goniopora variety thrives in stable, mature reef systems with regular supplementation of trace elements and amino acids. Consistent feeding and strong lighting bring out the coral’s bright green body and striking pink polyp tips.

CORAL MAY DIFFER FROM PICTURE.