• Name:

    Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora

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  • Family: Mussidae
  • Species: Acanthastrea
  • Scientific Name: Acanthastrea rotundoflora
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| Starry Cup Coral

General info about Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora

The Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora usually comes in the encrusting, submassive and massive forms of coral. They usually have small colonies that have a conspicuous corallite that is plocoid in shape and is covered with a fleshy tissue. Their teeth are long and pointed, and generally, they are colored dark brown, rust green or green.

This is the ideal range of water parameters for raising Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora in captivity:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.8 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 76° - 83° F (24° - 28° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025

 

Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora Diet & Nutrition

In the wild, Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora has developed a symbiotic feeding relationship with marine algae called zooxanthellae. But in captivity, you have to feed them with nanoplankton or dissolved organics.

Fragging / Propagating Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora. Thriving them with fish is recommended as fish excretes nitrogen that can sustain the coral's growth.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora

Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora does not need a high flow rate and intense light. Giving them moderate lighting allows the Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora to spread their polyps thereby allowing them to feed. Too much light will cause the polyps to be retracted.

Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora Origin

Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora is found in the Indo-Pacific waters from the Red to Australia.

 

Caution Should be Taken with Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora

Except for their kind, Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora is aggressive towards other species. During the night, they extend their tentacles and sting nearby corals. It is recommended to observe proper spacing between corals. Further, they have the tendency to be overpowered with soft corals and will die especially if soft corals outnumber them.

How to Acclimate Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora

Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora is purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora

During the night, they extend their tentacles and sting nearby corals.

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Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora Acanthastrea Mussidae Acanthastrea rotundoflora

The Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora usually comes in the encrusting, submassive and massive forms of coral. They usually have small colonies that have a conspicuous corallite that is plocoid in shape and is covered with a fleshy tissue. Their teeth are long and pointed, and generally, they are colored dark brown, rust green or green.

This is the ideal range of water parameters for raising Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora in captivity:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.8 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 76° - 83° F (24° - 28° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025

 

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