Blastomussa Merletti

Easy to Moderate

Peaceful to Semi-Aggressive

Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean (typically collected off the coast of Australia and around numerous different Indo-Pacific islands)

Incertae Sedis

Large Polyp Stony

Blastomussa Merletti, more commonly referred to as a Blasto, is a fairly easy to keep LPS coral that requires low to moderate lighting and flow and should be placed in the lower 1/3 of the aquarium. Of course, you should always maintain proper water parameters by maintaining good calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity levels.

One easy way to distinguish Blasto species is based on the size of their polyps. The polyps found on a Blastomussa Merletti are significantly smaller than those found on B. Wellsi. Also, there are not nearly as many color patterns available of B. Merletti as there is B. Wellsi.
Blasto are mainly photosynthetic, relying on the products of their zooxanthellae, but they should also be fed phytoplankton and zooplankton, as well as other products like Coral Feast and Reef Energy, and LPS pellets.