- Name:
Green Glove Polyp
(View AKA's) - Family: Clavulariidae
- Species: Clavularia Soft Coral
- Scientific Name: Clavularia sp
General info about Green Glove Polyp
In general, Clavularia are soft corals with several individual polyps that are attached to a piece of live rock. Their polyps are distinct where each polyps has eight tentacles/leaves.
As for the Green Glove Polyp, they are predominatly colored light pink with green polyps. This are the water parameters for cultivating Green Glove Polyp:
- Calcium: 420 - 440 ppm
- Alkalinity: 2.86 - 4.259 MEQ/L (8 - 12 dKH)
- Phosphates: > 0.10 mg/L
- Magnesium: 1260 - 1350
- Strontium: 8 -10 mg/L
- Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
- Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
- pH: 8.1 - 8.4
Green Glove Polyp Diet & Nutrition
While the Green Glove Polyp gets it primary nourishment from a symbiotic zooxanthellae living within its tissues, the require supplemental feeding like mysis or brine shrimp.
Fragging / Propagating Green Glove Polyp
The Green Glove Polyp should be set either at the bottom or at the middle part of the tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Green Glove Polyp
The Green Glove Polyp only requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.
Green Glove Polyp Origin
The Green Glove Polyp can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Green Glove Polyp
You have to take note that while Green Glove Polyp has a semi-aggressive behaviour, they are the one often stung or attacked by nearby corals. With this, you have to give them ample space to nearby corals that posses stinger polyps.
How to Acclimate Green Glove Polyp
Green Glove Polyp are purely marine species. Therefore, salinity must be entirely maintained from 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
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