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Yellow Octospawn (Euphyllia paraancora)

Yellow Octospawn (Euphyllia paraancora)

$150.00 CAD
$150.00 CAD
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Type

Bring movement and bright, buttery colour to your reef with Yellow Octospawn - an LPS with long, flowing tentacles and distinctive “octo” tips that sway beautifully in the current. Once settled, it can become a true centerpiece with big extension and great presence.

Why we love it

  • Bold yellow/gold tones that pop under reef lighting

  • Constant motion and strong “wow factor”

  • Solid choice for LPS keepers with stable parameters

Suggested parameters

  • Temperature: 24–26°C (75–79°F)

  • Salinity: 1.025–1.026 SG

  • pH: 8.1–8.4

  • Alkalinity: 8–9 dKH (stable > “perfect”)

  • Calcium: 420–460 ppm

  • Magnesium: 1300–1400 ppm

  • Nitrate: 5–15 ppm (a little nutrients helps)

  • Phosphate: 0.03–0.10 ppm

Care & placement

  • Difficulty: Moderate

  • Placement: Lower to mid rockwork / sandbed

  • Lighting: Low–Moderate (acclimate slowly to stronger light)

  • Flow: Low–Moderate, indirect (aim for a gentle sway, not a whip)

Feeding

Optional, but it often responds well to occasional target feeding. Offer small meaty foods (mysis, finely chopped seafood) or coral foods 1–2x/week, then watch for improved inflation and growth over time.

Compatibility & spacing

Like most Euphyllia, Octospawn can extend sweeper tentacles and sting neighbours.

  • Leave 2–4"+ of space from other corals (more if you notice long sweepers)

  • Generally reef-safe with fish and inverts

  • Avoid placing right next to other aggressive LPS

What you’re buying (Per Head)

This listing is priced per head, meaning you’re purchasing one individual head/polyp from a branching Octospawn.

  • You will receive: 1 head of Yellow Octospawn

  • Mounted or unmounted depending on how it’s currently grown/fragged (both are common)

Natural variation is normal - colour, tip shape, and extension can shift based on lighting, flow, and system maturity.

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LIGHT

LOW: Place coral at the bottom of the tank. Depending on the type, coral may need to be placed off sand and therefore mounted on a ceramic disc of piece of rock.

MEDIUM: Place coral at mid-range of the tank. Best placed/glued on top of a rock scape at mid-range height. 

HIGH: Place coral from mid range to just below water level. SPS coral are shallow growing so they require and are able to tolerate intense light.

FLOW

LOW: Most soft coral do well with a small, gentle pulse. There are certain corals that can even be placed in areas of indirect flow, meaning places aside a rock structure or set into a entrance to a cave style space.

MEDIUM: Many LPS types of coral prefer medium pulse current. Most Euphyllia or corals that have more tissue structure connected to their skeleton, don’t like to be in a high flow area like the direct flow of the wave pump.

HIGH: Similar to high light, SPS enjoy being in some heavy current. Most LPS and SPS that branch encrust or plate prefer high flow that simulates the top water waves.

SKILL

ENTRY: While some may say beginner level, "Entry" is a good term to be used when starting out in the world of corals and marine life. Prior to adding livestock, you want to ensure that your reef has the proper parameters including zero levels of ammonia and nitrite. Seeing traces of nitrate in your waters is a good sign - just keep them at a lower level of 2ppm to 10ppm. Maintaining correct temperature and salinity are a huge factor to stable parameters. Starting to monitor your PH, alkalinity, calcium and magnesium is a great habit to get into to keep a successful reef.

While some soft coral don’t require too much light, having a proper reef light that puts out the proper pars is very important. You'll also want to have a good amount of flow and protected rock areas, as placing corals in their happy spot is ideal for success.

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