Cultured Elegance Coral

Catalaphyllia jardenei - Bring the grace and color of the reef to your aquarium with Biota cultured Elegance Corals. These stunning LPS corals are known for their flowing tentacles, vibrant shades of green, purple, and pink, and their unmistakable “elegant” appearance that makes them a centerpiece in any reef tank.

Unlike wild Elegance corals, which are often short-lived in captivity and prone to disease, our corals are carefully propagated from healthy parent colonies. Fragments are cut, then grown out for up to a year in pristine aquaculture systems until they are fully healed, robust, and ready for home aquariums. This process produces corals that are hardier, more adaptable, and far more sustainable than wild-collected specimens.

Why Cultured Elegance Corals Are Better

Wild Elegance corals can be unpredictable. Many develop tissue infections shortly after import, leading to poor survival rates. Cultured Elegance corals, however, are fully acclimated to aquarium conditions and thrive under proper care.

Care and Placement

Elegance corals prefer moderate lighting and gentle to moderate flow that allows their tentacles to sway naturally without being blasted. Place them on the sand bed or a stable, low rock ledge where their fleshy base can expand comfortably. They appreciate stable water parameters and occasional target feeding with meaty foods such as mysis shrimp or coral pellets like Easy Reefs Easy LPS.

Quick Facts

• Lighting: Moderate (PAR 80–150)

• Flow: Gentle to moderate

• Placement: Sand bed or low rock ledge

• Temperament: Semi-aggressive; give space from neighbors

• Feeding: Accepts fine meaty foods and coral feeds

Coloration:

Elegance corals show a wide range of coloration, with several commonly recognized patterns.

Sprung Elegance:  Neon green center with green tentacles and pink or purple tips. Some may also show purple streaking in the center.

Green:  The classic form, with varying shades of green across the center and tentacles, typically ending in pink or purple tips. Purple streaking in the center can also occur.

Neon Green: A more vibrant variation featuring a bright neon green center and matching neon or green tentacles, with pink or purple tips. Some may also display purple streaking in the center.

Purple:  Purple center and tentacles, usually paired with pink or purple tips

Cultured Elegance Corals combine beauty, resilience, and sustainability. When you choose a Biota-grown Elegance, you’re not only getting a coral with the best chance to thrive, you’re also supporting the future of responsible reefkeeping.