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Orange Sun Coral (Tubastraea faulkneri/coccinea)

A variant of Sun coral (Tubastraea sp.)

Orange Sun Coral (Tubastraea faulkneri/coccinea)

Representative Sun coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

The iconic bright-orange sun coral with a deep-orange corallite skeleton and matching tentacles; the most-traded Tubastraea.

Keeper tips for this variant

It is azooxanthellate (non-photosynthetic) — you MUST target-feed every polyp meaty food 3-5x/week or it slowly starves; that feeding burden, not light, is why it's an advanced coral.

This page covers the Orange Sun Coral (Tubastraea faulkneri/coccinea) variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Sun coral

Other LPS Corals variants

Orange sun coralBlack sun coralYellow Sun Coral (Tubastraea aurea)Black Sun Coral (Tubastraea micranthus)Branching Sun Coral (Tubastraea sp.)Neon Green Sun CoralAquacultured Orange Sun Coral ColonyPink/Rose Sun CoralYellow Sun CoralPink Sun CoralAustralian Fat Head Dendrophyllia