How difficult is it to keep Leptastrea?

Intermediate. This is an intermediate-level species. Some prior experience and knowledge of environmental management are recommended.

What is the ideal temperature for Leptastrea?

The ideal temperature for Leptastrea is 24〜27℃. Avoid sudden temperature changes and maintain a stable environment.

How large does Leptastrea get?

Leptastrea typically reaches Encrusting colonies to around 10-20 cm across as an adult. Size may vary depending on care conditions and individual genetics.

What is the typical price for Leptastrea?

The price of Leptastrea varies significantly depending on variety, size, and individual quality. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Leptastrea

Q: What should I feed Leptastrea?

Leptastrea feeds on: Mainly nutrition from symbiotic zooxanthellae, supplemented with fine particulate coral foods offered at night.. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

Intermediate

Leptastrea purpurea

An encrusting stony coral that spreads as a thin sheet over rock. Known in English as the crust coral, it usually shows contrasting colour in the centre of each corallite, and the orange-eye colour form is well known in the trade.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Temperature

24〜27℃

Size

Encrusting colonies to around 10-20 cm across

Diet

Mainly nutrition from symbiotic zooxanthellae, supplemented with fine particulate coral foods offered at night.

About

Leptastrea purpurea, the crust coral, is an encrusting stony coral in the family Leptastreidae. The distribution records held by WoRMS run from the Red Sea, East Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, the Maldives and Chagos to Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, American Samoa and Midway Atoll, covering much of the Indo-Pacific. Colonies spread as a thin sheet over rock and live rock, with nearly circular corallites packed against one another. The centre of each corallite is often a contrasting colour, and specimens with bright orange or red oral discs are traded as orange-eye Leptastrea. It grows well under moderate light and moderate flow, but it is aggressive and will digest the tissue of anything it touches to take the substrate. Growth is steady and encrusting, filling gaps in the rockwork. As a scleractinian it is on CITES Appendix II.

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