Yellow Leaopard Discosoma

About this coral

Yellow Leaopard Discosoma is a Discosoma-type “leopard” mushroom coral that belongs to the fleshy soft-coral family (mushrooms). In an aquarium, it’s primarily valued as a hardy, beginner-friendly display coral: the animal naturally hosts photosynthetic nutrition, while also benefiting from dissolved and small particulate foods. Use it to add movement, texture, and a soft-bodied focal point on the rockwork or in other stable areas of your reef tank.

Features:

• Beginner-friendly coral: Discosoma mushrooms are generally regarded as forgiving when kept in stable reef conditions
• Photosynthetic nutrition means it typically does well with appropriate aquarium light rather than heavy feeding
• Gentle flow is usually best, helping prevent tissue stress from strong currents
• Often placed on the substrate or rock so it can expand and settle where it’s comfortable
• In many setups, occasional targeted feeding can support growth and color (group-level guidance)
• A good choice for aquascapes that want hardy, living “mushroom” coverage rather than fast-growing SPS-style corals

Specifications:

• Livestock group (scientific): Discosoma sp. (Discosoma-type mushroom coral)
• Care level: Beginner-friendly (general guidance)
• Lighting: Low to moderate reef lighting (group-level guidance)
• Water flow: Gentle, moderate indirect flow (group-level guidance)
• Placement: On rock or stable substrate where it can attach and settle
• Diet: Light-driven photosynthesis; benefits from dissolved and small foods as available
• Temperature: ~72–78°F (group-level reef range)
• Salinity: ~1.023–1.026 SG (typical reef range)
• pH: ~8.1–8.4 (typical reef range)
• Alkalinity: ~7–11 dKH (typical reef range)
• Calcium: ~350–450 ppm (typical reef range)
• Magnesium: ~1250–1350 ppm (typical reef range)