Add colorful, fleshy polyps and easy-care LPS growth to your reef with the ORA Candy Cane Coral. Also known as a Trumpet Coral, this hardy species develops thick, calcified branches topped with attractive two-toned polyps and delicate white striping.

As the coral matures, its individual branches divide and grow into a dense, dome-shaped colony. Its durability, attractive coloration, and manageable care requirements make it an excellent first LPS coral for new reef keepers.

Product Highlights

• Fleshy, two-toned polyps with thin white stripes

• Thick branching LPS growth

• Also known as a Trumpet Coral

• Hardy and beginner friendly

• Aquacultured through ORA

• Develops into a dense, dome-shaped colony

• Approximate purchase size: 1–2 inches

• Approximate number of heads: 1–3

Care Information

• Scientific Name: Caulastrea sp.

• Common Names: Candy Cane Coral and Trumpet Coral

• Coral Type: LPS

• Care Level: Easy

• Placement: All levels, depending on lighting

• Lighting: Medium to high

• Water Flow: Moderate

• Temperament: Semi-aggressive

• Growth Form: Branching with fleshy polyps

• Aquaculture: ORA aquacultured

Placement and Water Flow

Place the Candy Cane Coral where it will receive moderate, indirect water movement. Its fleshy polyps should move gently without being pushed forcefully against the underlying skeleton.

It can adapt to multiple placement levels depending on the aquarium’s lighting intensity. Lower or middle placement is usually a comfortable starting point.

Leave several inches between this coral and neighboring specimens to allow for tissue expansion, feeding tentacles, and future colony growth.

Lighting and Acclimation

Medium-to-high reef lighting supports healthy growth and coloration. Begin the coral under moderate lighting and gradually acclimate it before moving it into brighter conditions.

The coral’s colors may appear different under daylight, blue, and actinic lighting. Its striping and fluorescent tones are often especially visible under blue-spectrum reef lights.

Aquarium Stability

Regularly monitor alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, salinity, and temperature. Stable parameters support skeletal development and healthy polyp growth.

Candy Cane Corals are considered hardy, but rapid changes in water chemistry or salinity can still cause their fleshy polyps to retract.

Feeding

The Candy Cane Coral receives much of its energy through photosynthesis but can benefit from occasional supplemental feeding.

Small pieces of meaty marine food or appropriately sized coral food may be offered when its feeding tentacles are extended. Avoid placing oversized food directly onto the coral.

Important Live Coral Notice

The photograph represents the species, coloration, and typical appearance. Every coral is a unique living specimen, so its exact size, shape, coloration, stripe pattern, and number of heads may vary.

The expected purchase size is approximately 1–2 inches with 1–3 coral heads.