
The wellsi comes in a variety of bright colors, including shades of maroons (rush to brownish reds), reds, and purple with green centers (although rarer versions have been found in solid blue.) The growth rate of a blastomussa wellsi... more »
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To counteract any damage the blastomussa may have incurred during shipping and from previous owners, blastomussa should be spot fed for the first week in a new tank. Some of the food that is well liked by the blastomussa is shrimp (mysid shrimp, gamma shrimp or brine shrimp), small pieces of silversides, or shell fish. Another bonus to choosing this type of foot to feed the blastomussa is because they are sized appropriately for the coral’s digestive… more »

Like its relative red blastomussa, the green blastomussa is a rare hard coral found in the Indonesian and Pacific Ocean waters, especially the low laying reefs in Bali, Tonga and Jakarta... more »

The polyps of the blastomussa merletti are extremely large and wide (up to 5” in diameter), and emerge from the body of the coral through individual tubular stems. These stems are not often seen, since the polyps sheer size cover them... more »