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.
A grading step below full 'Rainbow' — vivid two- or three-tone coloration (commonly a bright red or orange body with a green or blue center) that is brighter than a standard meat coral but lacks the full multi-color spread of a Rainbow.
📜 Backstory
'Ultra' is a standard grade descriptor used across many vendors — including Top Shelf Aquatics, Vivid Aquariums and Extreme Corals — to mark a colorful-but-not-full-rainbow specimen. Like all Acanthophyllia it is a wild-collected single colony graded by the vendor, not a cultivated lineage. Pricing typically sits below Rainbow-grade pieces.
Keeper tips for this variant
Bottom placement on sand under modest PAR; if colors look washed out, lower the light rather than raising it — these come from deeper, dimmer water. Gentle flow only, and weekly target feeding.