Mardi Gras
A variant of Cyphastrea (Cyphastrea serailia)
Representative Cyphastreaphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A festive Cyphastrea with dark, near-black corallites set against a bright green encrusting base, for a high-contrast 'Mardi Gras' look. An affordable, colorful encruster.
📜 Backstory
Mardi Gras is a World Wide Corals aquacultured strain sold as inexpensive WYSIWYG frags from the WWC farm. It is one of WWC's more budget-friendly named Cyphastrea morphs.
Keeper tips for this variant
Place on lower rock with moderate flow and low-to-medium light; it does well in nutrient-rich water, encrusts readily, and can sting, so leave open rock around it and keep it off neighboring corals.