Blue Tip Elegance
A variant of Elegance coral (Catalaphyllia jardinei)
Representative Elegance coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A green-based elegance whose tentacles carry blue to blue-purple tips — one of the cooler-toned tip colors in the trade.
📜 Backstory
A wild-collected Australian color form. Listed by Tidal Gardens as 'Exquisite Blue Tip Australian Elegance' and by Blackfish Marine (UK) as 'Blue Tip Catalaphyllia Elegance Coral'; blue/purple tipping is referenced across vendor descriptions as one of the recognized tip colors. Not a propagated line.
Keeper tips for this variant
Sand-bed placement, gentle indirect flow, and actinic-rich lighting to bring out the blue tips. Keep clear of other corals.
Other LPS Corals variants
Purple Tip EleganceAustralian Elegance (Aussie)Gold/Toxic Green EleganceRainbow / Ultra EleganceWall / Branching EleganceIndo Elegance (Brown/Green)Aussie EleganceGold EleganceRainbow EleganceGold Tip EleganceOrange Tip ElegancePink Tip Australian EleganceRed Tip Aussie EleganceToxic Green EleganceChernobyl Sunrise EleganceUltra Metallic Green Elegance