Flat base, Rainbow Trachyphyllia (WYSIWYG)
This flat-base Rainbow Trachyphyllia splits cleanly into two distinct textures and colours — one half a deep, brain-coral-like red with fine ridged detail, the other a smoother, fleshy teal-green. That kind of clean split between two genuinely different looks on one coral is unusual even within Trachyphyllia, which is already known for wildly varied colouring between individual pieces.
Trachyphyllia is prized for its fleshy, almost sculptural form and the way it can shift and puff depending on lighting and flow — a coral that rewards close, regular observation as much as it does from a distance.
This is a WYSIWYG listing: you receive the exact coral pictured, not a representative example.
Care basics
- Lighting: Mid-range, but tolerates a wide range of lighting.
- Flow: Moderate and random.
- Water chemistry: Stable calcium, alkalinity and magnesium matter more than chasing exact numbers.
- Feeding: Not required, but it will take meaty foods if offered.
- Placement: Peaceful. As a free-living, flat-base coral, it typically sits directly on the substrate rather than being mounted, so give it clear, open sand space rather than placing it on rock.

