Bleeding Apple Scoly
A variant of Scolymia (Doughnut / Button Coral) (Homophyllia australis)
A classic Aussie scoly with a deep apple-red or green body 'bleeding' out from the central mouth into a contrasting rim, often green with red radial streaks. One of the most iconic and recognizable scoly looks in the hobby.
📜 Backstory
'Bleeding Apple' is a long-standing wild-collected Australian Scolymia (Homophyllia australis) trade name carried by major vendors including World Wide Corals (WWC), Top Shelf Aquatics, Tidal Gardens, Austin Aqua Farms, and the European seller Korallen-Schätze. It refers to the apple-colored center bleeding into the rim rather than a single cloned line, so any one specimen is a unique wild piece. Lineage is wild Queensland / Western Australia collection, not a designer line.
Keeper tips for this variant
Place low in the tank on the sandbed under moderate, indirect light (roughly 75-125 PAR) and gentle, indirect flow — too much light washes out the red pigment and too much flow stops it from inflating its fleshy disc. Spot-feed small meaty foods weekly.