Fruity Pebbles Frags Small
WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get The coral in the photos is the exact specimen you will receive. Our photos are taken under medium blue reef lighting to represent the coral as accurately as possible to the naked eye. Colours may appear slightly different under your specific lighting setup. If you have any questions about colouration or would like additional photos before purchasing, please contact us — we're happy to help.
Fruity Pebbles is one of the most iconic and recognisable named Acropora morphs in the reef keeping hobby. True to its name, this coral displays a spectacular multicoloured palette — vibrant greens, pinks, purples, and yellows across its branches and polyps simultaneously, creating an appearance unlike almost any other SPS coral available.
A highly sought after collector piece, Fruity Pebbles draws immediate attention in any reef tank and is the kind of coral that experienced SPS keepers actively hunt for. Under quality reef lighting the colours shift and intensify, making it one of the most visually dynamic corals you can add to an established system.
As with all named Acropora morphs, colouration is heavily influenced by lighting, water chemistry, and tank conditions. A well-kept Fruity Pebbles in a dialled-in system is genuinely breathtaking.
Care Guide
- Care level: Advanced — best suited to experienced reef keepers with mature, stable, well-established systems. Not recommended for new tanks or reef keepers still stabilising their parameters
- Lighting: High — Fruity Pebbles requires strong, consistent lighting to express its full colour potential. Upper rockwork positioning under quality LED or T5 lighting brings out the best colour expression. Insufficient lighting will cause the coral to pale and lose its characteristic multicoloured appearance
- Flow: High — strong, random, turbulent flow is essential. Good flow keeps tissue clean, delivers nutrients to polyps, and prevents tissue recession at the base of branches. Wavemakers and alternating flow patterns work best
- Placement: Upper to mid rockwork with strong light and flow access. Allow adequate space around the colony — Fruity Pebbles grows relatively quickly under good conditions and will shade or compete with neighbouring corals
- Temperament: Peaceful — does not produce sweeper tentacles but will overgrow slower growing neighbours as the colony expands. Plan placement with growth in mind
- Feeding: Primarily photosynthetic. Benefits from dissolved organic nutrients and can be supplemented with fine particulate reef foods such as reef roids or amino acid supplements. Maintaining low but non-zero nutrient levels supports strong growth and vivid colouration — nitrate 2-8ppm, phosphate 0.02-0.08ppm is the ideal range
Water Parameters
- Temperature: 24–26°C
- Salinity: 1.025–1.026
- Calcium: 400–450ppm
- Alkalinity: 8–10 dKH (stability is critical — swings of more than 0.5 dKH per day can cause rapid tissue necrosis. Test daily if possible)
- Magnesium: 1280–1380ppm
- Nitrate: 2–8ppm
- Phosphate: 0.02–0.08ppm
Note: Named Acropora morphs like Fruity Pebbles are among the most parameter-sensitive corals in the hobby. Rapid changes in alkalinity, temperature, or salinity are the most common causes of colour loss, tissue recession, and RTN. Always adjust parameters slowly and incrementally. A stable system at slightly imperfect numbers will always outperform an unstable system chasing perfect targets.
Shipping All livestock is packed with care and shipped Australia-wide with heat or cold packs as required for the season. Shipping insurance is available at checkout and strongly recommended for all Acropora orders.
Fruity Pebbles is a sensitive coral to ship. We take every precaution to ensure your specimen arrives healthy, hydrated, and ready to acclimate. We strongly recommend shipping insurance on all named morph Acropora orders.
As a live coral, natural variation in colouration may occur depending on your specific lighting and tank conditions. We photograph all WYSIWYG specimens individually to ensure what you see is what you receive.