Aussie Tiger Striped Button Scoly

About this coral

Aussie Tiger Striped Button Scoly is an LPS coral “button” type sco l y, kept for its showpiece, fleshy look and bold striping pattern. In a reef aquarium, it’s primarily valued as a focal coral—an animal that grows and thrives with appropriate light, steady water movement, and regular feeding—so it can be a centerpiece for aquarists who enjoy LPS husbandry and targeted feeding.

Features:

• LPS button-style scoly with a fleshy appearance suited to display as a centerpiece
• Group-level care generally favors moderate-to-strong reef lighting, with placement used to match light intensity
• Typically benefits from moderate, indirect water flow to keep tissue healthy without blasting the polyp
• Often responds well to routine target feeding with appropriately sized meaty foods
• Helps create a visually “tiger striped” look often associated with this button scoly style
• Best kept on stable rockwork or low-to-mid placement where it can be maintained for feeding and observation

Specifications:

• Care level (general): Moderate (LPS; benefits from good stability and regular spot feeding)
• Light (general): Moderate to strong reef lighting
• Water flow (general): Moderate, indirect flow (avoid heavy direct blasting)
• Placement (general): Low-to-mid to mid tank on stable rock; adjust to observed response
• Diet (general): Target feed meaty, appropriately sized foods (e.g., prepared carnivore LPS foods or similar reef-safe meaty items)
• Temperature (general): ~72–78°F (22–26°C)
• Salinity (general): ~1.023–1.026 specific gravity
• pH (general): ~8.1–8.4
• Alkalinity (general): ~7–11 dKH
• Calcium (general): ~380–450 ppm
• Magnesium (general): ~1200–1350 ppm