


Coral Profile
Slimer Acropora
Acropora yongei
Also known as: Green Slimer, Slimer
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Type
SPS
Difficulty
advanced
Light
high
Flow
high
Notes
Vivid emerald-green Acropora with thin tapering branches, among the brightest greens you can keep. The original 'green slimer' that started the SPS craze. Fast-growing for an Acro under stable conditions.
Compatible Neighbors
Corals compatible with Slimer Acropora
Every coral below passes the reef-compatibility engine when placed alongside Slimer Acropora. Verdicts account for stinging sweepers, wandering anemones, and overgrowth pressure. Cautions mean you can still keep both but should plan placement (frag plugs, separate rockwork, sight breaks).

Green Star Polyps
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Pulsing Xenia
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Discosoma Mushroom
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Zoanthids
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Hammer Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Frogspawn Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Torch Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Duncan Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Birdsnest Coral
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Montipora Capricornis
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Bubble Tip Anemone
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.

Maxima Clam
ExcellentNo sting, sweeper, or overgrowth conflict recorded.
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