{"product_id":"acanthastrea-echinata-aa001-acanthastrea-echinata-1","title":"Acanthastrea Echinata AA001 | Acanthastrea echinata","description":"\u003c!-- WYSIWYG:START --\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat You Are Buying\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright orange plate with green centred corallites, on a frag plug.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- WYSIWYG:END --\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcanthastrea echinata, known among hobbyists simply as the \"Acan\", is a classic large-polyp stony coral prized for hardy, feed-responsive growth and vividly contrasting colour patterns across its fleshy colonies of large, rounded corallites. This specimen, AA001, is a true representative of the species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wild, Acanthastrea echinata is found throughout the Indo-Pacific and on Australian reefs, colonising slopes and flats where conditions are moderate and nutrient-tolerant. Light there tends to be low, and water movement gentle, so in the aquarium AA001 should be kept in a shaded to moderately lit spot with soft, indirect flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAppearance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonies grow encrusting to domed, made up of large corallites spaced well apart from one another, each fleshy corallite typically ringed in a contrasting shade - green, red, orange, blue, or multi-toned combinations. On AA001, fully inflated and evenly coloured polyps are the best sign of good health, whereas any bleaching or exposed bare skeleton between the corallites points to a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick's Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55607014129955,"sku":"AA5534","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/AA5534_20k_9cbf45b8-c9d0-40eb-a500-2ba29872014e.jpg?v=1789695975","url":"https:\/\/nicksaquariumoceanariumterrarium.com.au\/products\/acanthastrea-echinata-aa001-acanthastrea-echinata-1","provider":"Nicks AOT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}