Wysiwyg Purple Cactus Birdsnest [F156]

The Green Birdsnest Coral is a fast growing coral that is often one of the first SPS corals that reefers will choose to keep. It is relatively hardy and is more tolerant of less than ideal water conditions than most other SPS corals. The Green Birdsnest Coral grows in a branching pattern and it gets its name from the fact that the branches will often change direction and grow in an overlapping fashion, giving it the appearance of a bird’s nest.

The Green Birdsnest coral is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region, from Africa to Australia. In a home aquarium, they are generally placed on an exposed piece of rockwork in the upper third of the tank. Since they are an SPS coral, they require moderate to high levels of light and flow, although they are not as light demanding as many other types of SPS corals such as acropora. A coral that is receiving too little light may begin to turn brown, whereas one that is receiving too much light may bleach or turn white.

Green Birdsnest Corals are photosynthetic and are able to use aquarium lighting to meet their energy needs. Due to their speed of growth they are ideal candidates for fragging and a branch can easily be cut with a pair of coral cutters and glued to a frag plug.