Growing corals and selling them for a living seems like an ideal job to other reef aquarists; actually my time is filled with a lot of online work, fragging, aquarium cleaning, box making, and other tedious chores. The one thing that has kept me engaged for over a decade is the corals. Being able to experience the beauty of corals, their never-ending combinations of colors, shapes, and behaviors fuels my addiction. While watching a beautiful fireworks display during 4th of July I found myself thinking of corals.

Stunning Pink Morph Wellsophyllia

Wellsophyllia are one of those corals that most reef aquarists purchase during their first few months of owning a new aquarium; they are easy to keep and do well in medium light. As they grow in a reef aquarium they can inflate to epic proportions and fill in the area around them. Commonly found in mixes of red and green, those are just a small portion of the color spectrum that they occupy. Wellsophyllia are the abstract art of the reef world; fluffy pillows of coral that display every hue possible and probably quite a few that our eyes can’t even pick up. We should not think of them as open brains, more as amazing living paintings. Truly we are blessed to live on a planet with such interesting creatures.

Common red morph

Aquamarine Swirl

Neon Splatter

Rainbow Convict

Ultra Rainbow

Sofas for my Rhinopias