Medusa Coral (7 days for Delivery)
Earns 375 Aqua Points, worth £3.75 off a future order. How points work
- Arrive alive guarantee
- Overnight, oxygen packed
- You pick the day
Livestock delivery, done properly
- Overnight insulated delivery on fish orders, £19.95, and free collection near Gatwick
- Arrive-alive promise plus our Perfect Health Arrival guarantee
- You choose the delivery day at checkout. We only show days we can genuinely deliver
- £35 minimum on livestock orders. Dry goods ship free alongside fish
Marine Fish Perfect Health Promise
All marine fish have a Perfect Health Arrival guarantee. For the following reasons, we cannot guarantee beyond that.
A number of different reasons can affect why a marine fish does not settle into its new environment. These range from:
- Unsuitable water conditions: incorrect pH, high ammonia and nitrite levels.
- Tank bullies: some marine fish are very passive and will not mix well with more boisterous tank mates.
- Incorrect tank size: please research the fish you are buying, as some will become stressed in a tank that is too small.
If you have any problems on arrival
Please contact us straight away and we will extend your guarantee until the fish is healthy again. You must call on the arrival day to activate this.
01293 749046Credit notes
If any of your aquatic life dies during our guarantees and has been acclimatised in a mature aquarium, please take a photo and email it across and we will send you a credit note.
Please email photographs of the deceased specimens to sales@aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk.
About this fish
What is its maximum size?
Typically grows to approximately 20–40 cm across in a well-established aquarium, although larger colonies can develop under favourable conditions.
The Medusa Coral has long, slender, flowing branches covered in small polyps. Its branches sway gently in the water movement, giving it an attractive, flowing appearance.
Where is its origin and where is it exported from?
Medusa Corals are native to the Indo-Pacific region, including areas around Indonesia, the Philippines, Fiji and the Great Barrier Reef.
They naturally inhabit shallow tropical reef environments, where they attach to rocky surfaces and grow into branching colonies.
They are commonly exported for the aquarium trade from countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines. Captive-propagated specimens are also available.
Is it reef compatible?
Generally reef compatible with caution. Medusa Corals are soft corals and do not have the aggressive stinging tentacles associated with many LPS corals.
However, they can release chemical compounds into the water as a form of chemical competition with neighbouring corals. They may also grow quite large and shade surrounding corals.
They are best positioned with plenty of room around them and adequate water movement. Running activated carbon can help reduce the effects of chemical warfare in mixed reef aquariums.
What should I feed it?
Medusa Corals obtain most of their nutrition through photosynthesis using symbiotic zooxanthellae algae within their tissues.
They can also benefit from occasional supplementary feeding with:
Phytoplankton.
Zooplankton.
Fine powdered coral foods.
Marine snow preparations.
Fine particulate reef foods.
Amino acid supplements designed for corals.
If it does not arrive alive, you do not pay for it.
Photograph the bag unopened, send it to us within four hours of delivery, and we will put it right with a refund or a replacement.* Our guarantee on marine fish covers their health on arrival. If anything concerns you, please ring us on the day they arrive and we will extend it until the fish is healthy again.
*Whether we refund or replace is our decision and depends on the fish and its cost. A replacement may travel with a future order rather than straight away.