Rainbow Speckled 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.
A rainbow-grade meat coral whose color isn't smoothly banded but broken into a speckled, freckled or tie-dye spray of contrasting dots across the flesh — prized for the unusual pattern rather than just the palette.
📜 Backstory
Listed by name at Top Shelf Aquatics ('Rainbow Speckled Acanthophyllia Coral') as a WYSIWYG piece, and referenced in reef2reef Aussie-import sale threads. It is a pattern descriptor for a wild-collected single colony, frequently sourced from Australian collection where speckled phenotypes turn up; not a propagated cultivar.
Keeper tips for this variant
Sandbed placement under gentle flow; speckle patterns show best under blue-heavy reef light at moderate intensity. Weekly target feeding.