{"product_id":"candy-cane-coral","title":"Candy Cane Coral","description":"\u003cp\u003eCandy Cane Coral (\u003cem\u003eCaulastrea furcata\u003c\/em\u003e), also called Trumpet Coral, grows in tight clusters of tube-like corallites that each end in a fleshy polyp striped in a way that genuinely does resemble the candy it's named for. It's one of the more forgiving LPS corals for a newer reef keeper — tolerant of a real range of lighting and flow conditions, and it'll steadily bud new heads over time, slowly turning one small frag into an actual colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its natural range across the Indo-Pacific, it occupies a similar ecological niche to most medium-depth LPS: moderate lighting, moderate flow, stable parameters, and enough space to expand laterally without running into competition. Like most large polyp stony corals it carries a sting — mild by LPS standards but still enough to cause tissue recession in anything it grows against — so give it a few inches of clearance in every direction as the colony expands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's photosynthetic and doesn't require regular target feeding to survive, but occasional meaty food (frozen mysis, Reef Roids) placed near extended polyps will noticeably accelerate head budding and overall growth rate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caulastrea furcata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indo-Pacific — shallow to mid-depth reef zones, often in moderate turbidity and variable flow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater parameters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Temp 74–82°F · Salinity 1.023–1.026 · pH 8.1–8.4 · Alkalinity 8–11 dKH · Calcium 380–450 ppm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTank requirements:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 gal minimum; mid-tank placement with clearance from neighbors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLighting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low to moderate — forgiving across a wide PAR range (50–150 µmol)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlow:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low to moderate indirect flow; direct high flow causes polyps to retract\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Photosynthetic; benefits from weekly target-feeding to accelerate head budding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHusbandry note:\u003c\/strong\u003e New heads bud from between existing corallites — look for small white bumps between polyps as an early sign of colony expansion. This is the coral equivalent of a green light on your parameters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Wild-Caught","offer_id":50151794147565,"sku":"CORAL-CANDY-CANE","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/original_069952c9-f1e3-45b1-afa0-1cd321ce48e5.jpg?v=1787398014","url":"https:\/\/www.yocamronsaquatics.com\/products\/candy-cane-coral","provider":"YoCamron's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}