Electric Daisy Stylocoeniella, WYSIWYG Coral
1st few photos are of the WYSIWYG coral on a standard 3/4" Alternative Reef frag plug. The last photo is an example of a grown-out piece or colony it originated from.
This Stylcoeniella from World Wide Corals named "Electric Daisy" is one of the more colorful variants found in the hobby, with a fuchsia body and incredibly fluorescent neon green polyps. As the name implies, it looks like there's an EDM concert going on with all of these bright neon colors. World Wide Corals originally attained this piece in 2017 from a wholesaler and split it with Jason Fox Corals, before releasing their first frag in 2019.
Stylocoeniellas are among some of our favorite corals to keep. Stylocoeniellas are very special corals that you do not see often in the aquarium hobby, with only a small handful of aquarium trade-named pieces that are farmed. Stylcoeniellas are typically only imported into the hobby as hitchhikers on other coral colonies.
They are considered to be "SPS" corals, as their care levels are similar to other encrusting corals such as Porites and Montiporas but do very well under lower lighting conditions (although they may adapt to higher lighting over time). They're a great choice of coral to grow if you have a lower-light area of your reef you'd like to have covered. Just be sure to give them ample room to grow, as they will encrust over your rockwork.
When kept in ideal conditions, some species of Stylocoeniella polyps will extend and flow with the currents, resembling a cross between a Montipora and Goniopora. We sometimes have reefers refer to them as "fluffy" Montiporas when they see a Stylocoeniella in person for the first time.
Originator
World Wide Corals - 2019
Care Level
Best tried after you've had success with a few other easier corals first and have an understanding of basic reef chemistry such as keeping salinity, alkalinity, calicium, and magnesium levels consistent. The coral itself is very easy to care for if you test for your parameters often and have created a consistent maintanence routine for your reef!
Growth Rate
A moderate grower. Increased growth with feeding such as Benepets.
Lighting Placement
Prefers to be kept in lower to medium lighting conditions.
Currently kept under Kessil A360X units. Mounting height 24" above water line. 12:00PM - 10:00PM at 100% blue intensity.
Flow Strength
Prefers to be kept under low to medium flow.
Currently kept with two Maxspect Gyre 350s Pumps on an 8' raceway.
Supplements
Brightwell's Amino Acids, Lugols, Replenish, Restor, Potassion, KoralColor.
Benepets Coral Food.