Acan Lord (classic red/green)
A variant of Acan coral (Micromussa lordhowensis)
Representative Acan coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
The standard hobby acan: large fleshy polyps with a green center surrounded by a red or maroon ring, the piece that defined 'acans' for a generation of reefers.
📜 Backstory
Long sold as 'Acanthastrea lordhowensis,' the species was reclassified into Micromussa lordhowensis in 2016, but the trade name 'Acan Lord' stuck. These were among the first widely aquacultured large-polyp acans and remain the affordable, hardy baseline of the genus.
Keeper tips for this variant
Low light and low flow on the sandbed; give space between colonies because acans extend sweeper/feeder tentacles at night that can sting neighbors.
Other SPS Corals variants
Rainbow AcanMaster / Mummy-Eye AcanBowerbankiMaster / Mastergrade AcanBullseye AcanLordhowensis 'Lord' AcanHellfire / Lava AcanBlue/Purple-rimmed AcanRainbow Acan (Rainbow Lord)Master Acan (Master Lord)Bubblegum AcanFire & Ice AcanMicromussa amakusensis 'Rainbow' (Mini/Micro Acan)Mystery Machine Aussie LordTokyo TartIron Man AcanF2M Holy Grail MicromussaRainbow RoadTSA Freak Show MicromussaTSA Death Rattle MicromussaTSA Sugar Rush AcanTSA Black Hole Sun AcanTSA Candy Floss AcanFire and Ice AcanRainbow Acan LordUltra Red Aussie LordMicromussa amakusensis (Micro Lord) Rainbow