Strawberry Shortcake
A variant of Acropora coral (Acropora sp.)
Representative Acropora coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A classic tabling/branching Acropora with a neon green-to-blue base and bright pink-to-red corallites and polyps that pop against it.
📜 Backstory
A widely traded morph sold by Top Shelf Aquatics, Vivid Aquariums, Unique Corals and many others. The name is now applied to several similar pink-tipped acros (origin debated), and much of what circulates is heavily aquacultured, which is why it is one of the more affordable 'name brand' acros.
Keeper tips for this variant
Give it high light (PAR ~350-450) and strong flow up in the rockwork; the pink corallites color up best under intense lighting.
Other SPS Corals variants
Staghorn / Table Acropora (growth forms)Named designer acros (e.g. ORA, Tyree, WWC morphs)Green Slimer (Acropora yongei)Tricolor / Tricolor Valida (Acropora valida)Pink/Purple Stylophora-tip 'Strawberry Shortcake' (Acropora microclados)Walt Disney (Acropora tenuis)Red Planet (Acropora millepora)Bali/German 'Slimer' & Staghorn forms (Acropora formosa/muricata)Garf Bonsai (Acropora sp.)Strawberry Shortcake (SSC) AcroporaOregon Tort (Oregon Blue Tortuosa)Rainbow TenuisRed Dragon AcroporaPink Lemonade AcroporaCali Tort (California Blue Tortuosa)Tierra del Fuego (TDF) AcroporaPikachu AcroporaJason Fox Homewrecker / Miyagi TortPink Cadillac AcroporaWalt DisneyWWC Red ShortcakeOregon TortJason Fox HomewreckerTyree Pink LemonadeJackson's Rainbow TenuisRed PlanetMiyagi TortHawkins EchinataGARF BonsaiORA PearlberryCotton Candy TenuisVivid's Bali ShortcakeJF Fox FlameCC Pink Highlighter Tenuis