Pearl / White Bubble Coral
A variant of Bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa)
Representative Bubble coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
The classic form, with creamy white to pale gray inflated bubbles that look like a cluster of pearls or grapes when fully expanded. The most widely available and least expensive color of *Plerogyra sinuosa*.
📜 Backstory
Sold simply as 'Pearl Bubble' or 'Bubble Coral' by LiveAquaria, SaltwaterFish, and many general LPS retailers, this is the default wild-collected grade and the benchmark against which colored forms are priced. White is consistently described as the most common color across the trade. It is a true *Plerogyra sinuosa* color form with no named human lineage; origin is wild Indo-Pacific collection.
Keeper tips for this variant
Give it low-to-moderate light and gentle flow on the sandbed or a low ledge. Flow is the key variable — keep it weak and indirect so the bubbles can fully inflate and aren't abraded; the species tolerates a range of lighting but reacts to strong, direct current by staying deflated.