Cauliflower Coral
Pocillopora damicornis
Care Summary
Cauliflower Coral is one of the most beginner-accessible SPS you can buy — fast growing, highly adaptive, and available in color variants from pink to green to brown, it's a confidence builder that teaches you SPS husbandry without punishing your early mistakes. High light and high flow at the top is optimal, but damicornis will grow in a wider range of conditions than almost any other SPS — it's genuinely forgiving of placement imperfection. Watch for Acropora-eating flatworms, which will use damicornis colonies as a reservoir and then spread to your more sensitive SPS; regular dipping is good practice even if the colony looks clean. Feed weekly with fine particulate foods and let it grow — frag early and often because this species is a legitimate tank overcrowder if you leave it unchecked for six months.
