Grafted Gonipora

The Peach and Teal Grafted Goniopora (Goniopora sp.), often called the Flowerpot Coral, is a showstopping, ultra-rare Large Polyp Stony (LPS) coral highly coveted for its dramatic bi-color grafting. Highly sought after by high-end LPS collectors, this cultivar features a mesmerising combination of soft pastel peach-to-pink polyps seamlessly grafted alongside vivid metallic teal or mint-cyan polyps. When fully expanded, the long, delicate stalks extend into a flowing, kinetic bouquet that sways gracefully in the current.

Coloration: Soft pastel peach, apricot, or salmon-pink tissue intertwined with sections of vivid metallic teal, mint, or cyan, accented by glowing gold, yellow, or white oral centers.

Growth Pattern: Encrusting to Free-Standing Colony (forms a rounded, hemispherical skeletal base from which dozens of long, fleshy polyp stalks extend into the water column). Sold as a frag on a 0.5 – 1 inch frag plug.

Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 75–125).

Water Flow: Low to Moderate (Gentle, indirect sweeping current to allow full, majestic polyp extension without tearing tissue).

Feeding: Active liquid and micro-particulate feeder; extends fine tentacles continuously to capture coral aminos, liquid plankton, micro-encapsulated feeds, and fine SPS/LPS powdered foods.

Aggressiveness: Semi-Aggressive (possesses long extension capability and can sting adjacent sensitive softies, zoanthids, or SPS if contact occurs).

Care Level: Moderate (Requires an established system, stable nutrients, and gentle flow; modern aquacultured frags are significantly hardier than wild specimens).