Coral Overview

• Taxonomy: Anacropora forbesi
• Coral type: SPS
• Primary color: green (typically bright green to lime under strong lighting)
• Secondary accents: may show lighter growth tips under higher PAR and stable nutrients
• Growth form: fine branching, open structure (lighter, more delicate branches than many Acropora)

Care Requirements

• Care level: Intermediate (rewards stability)
• Lighting: High
• Flow: Strong, turbulent (aim to keep detritus off the branches and maintain consistent polyp extension)
• Placement: Mid to upper rockwork once acclimated; start slightly lower if your PAR is very high and ramp up over 1 to 2 weeks
• Aggression/Sweepers: Low for an SPS, but can still sting neighbors at close range; give spacing for growth and flow

Feeding & Nutrition

Even with high light, SPS do best with consistent, fine-particulate nutrition and a healthy microbiome. For this coral, focus on steady inputs rather than occasional heavy feeding.

• Planktura Coral Shots (live phytoplankton): supports a more complete food web (pods, microfauna, filter feeders), helping keep SPS systems biologically fed without relying on “dirty” feeding.
• Planktura Bacto Fuel (live bacteria): supports microbial diversity and nutrient processing, helping keep nutrients available and stable rather than swinging between ultra-low and excess.

Practical tip: prioritize consistency. Small daily or near-daily feeding tends to outperform occasional large doses for SPS coloration and stability.

Best At

Best used as a “texture coral” in SPS layouts: it adds fine branching detail and open structure that contrasts well against thicker-branching Acropora and plating Montipora. In strong, chaotic flow, it can develop a clean, crisp look with strong polyp presentation.

Known Sensitivities

• Alkalinity instability: rapid alkalinity changes are a common trigger for recession in branching SPS.
• Nutrient bottoming-out: very low nitrate/phosphate systems can lead to pale tissue and reduced resilience.
• Handling and mounting stress: delicate branching corals can be more prone to breakage; secure placement and avoid repeated repositioning.
• Pests: always dip and inspect for common SPS hitchhikers before introduction.

Common Names

• Green Goblin Anacropora
• Green Anacropora
• Branching Anacropora

Common Misidentifications

• Acropora sp. (similar branching silhouette, but different skeletal structure and typical branch thickness)
• Seriatopora sp. (birdsnest, often finer and denser branching)
• Pocillopora sp. (often shows different polyp texture and branch form)

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