Blushing Colt
A variant of Colt Coral (Cladiella sp.)
Representative Colt Coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A pale white-to-cream *Cladiella* form, often with a purple tinge, whose tissue 'blushes' silver-to-white when the polyps retract — for example when a fish brushes it. The color-change response is the whole appeal of the name.
📜 Backstory
Not a designer morph — 'Blushing Coral' is a long-standing common name for the whole *Cladiella* genus, referring to the way the tissue pales when touched. It is sold under the specific trade name 'Cladiella Blushing Colt' (described as white/purple) by Ocean Store / reef-aquarium-store. The same blushing color-change trait is the basis of World Wide Corals' 'WWC Speckled Leather Coral,' a *Cladiella* with chocolate polyps that turn silver when touched. Treat it as a natural wild color form rather than a branded line.
Keeper tips for this variant
Give it moderate light and gentle-to-moderate flow; the pale tissue can bleach under very intense lighting, so acclimate slowly to bright LEDs. As with all Colt corals it is hardy and forgiving for beginners.