Master Ultra Acanthophyllia
A variant of Acanthophyllia (Meat Coral) (Acanthophyllia deshayesiana)
Representative Acanthophyllia (Meat Coral)photo — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
Top-shelf grade reserved for the most intense, multi-color show specimens — saturated rainbow banding with chrome-like contrast, usually large (4-6 inch) display centerpieces.
📜 Backstory
'Master' / 'Master Ultra' is a collector tier above Rainbow, used by vendors such as Marine Pleasures (which has listed a '3.5" Master Ultra Acanthophyllia') and echoed in high-end reef2reef sale threads describing 'Master Meat Corals' as centerpiece collector pieces. It denotes grade, not a propagated cultivar — each is a single wild colony. Origin is debated for any given piece but generally premium Indonesian or Australian wild collection.
Keeper tips for this variant
Give a large master piece its own open patch of sandbed away from neighbors; the inflated polyp can sweep several inches and these are too valuable to risk against a sweeper or aggressive neighbor. Low light, gentle flow, weekly feeding.