- Name:
Sweet and Sour Psammocora
(View AKA's) - Family: Siderastreidae
- Species: Psammocora
- Scientific Name: Psammacora sp
General info about Sweet and Sour Psammocora
In general, corals coming from the genus Psammocora are known to initially grow in an encruting form. After they have encrusted much of the surface they are growing on, they will start to grow branches that are usually thick and is spread throughout their entire colony. When their tentacles in the polyps are retracted, they can easily be identified through their grainy appearance that looks like a sandpaper.
For the Sweet and Sour Psammocora, they are predominatly colored yellow orange with green margin. This are the water parameters for cultivating Sweet and Sour Psammocora:
- Calcium: 380 - 430 ppm
- Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.8 MEQ/L
- Phosphates: 0
- Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
- Strontium: 8 - 10
- Temperature: 74° - 82° F (23° - 27° C)
- Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
Sweet and Sour Psammocora Diet & Nutrition
The Sweet and Sour Psammocora gets much of its nutrition from the symbiotic zooxanthellae living within their tissues. However, we still recommend you do supplemental feeding by adding mysis and brine shrimp.
Fragging / Propagating Sweet and Sour Psammocora
A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Sweet and Sour Psammocora. They are highly adaptive that it can grow and encrust any surface, including the glass component of your tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Sweet and Sour Psammocora
The Sweet and Sour Psammocora requires moderate lighting and low to moderate waterflow. If they are exposed to strong waterflow, their tentacles wiill not go out, which in turn, will deprive them from feeding.
Sweet and Sour Psammocora Origin
The Sweet and Sour Psammocora can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Sweet and Sour Psammocora
The Sweet and Sour Psammocora has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.
How to Acclimate Sweet and Sour Psammocora
The Sweet and Sour Psammocora are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Original Detail
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| Sweet and Sour Psammocora | Psammocora | Siderastreidae | Psammacora sp | In general, corals coming from the genus Psammocora are known to initially grow in an encruting form. After they have encrusted much of the surface they are growing on, they will start to grow branches that are usually thick and is spread throughout their entire colony. When their tentacles in the polyps are retracted, they can easily be identified through their grainy appearance that looks like a sandpaper. For the Sweet and Sour Psammocora, they are predominatly colored yellow orange with green margin. This are the water parameters for cultivating Sweet and Sour Psammocora:
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Changed by users
| Submitted Date | Submitted By | Status | Action |
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| 2019-01-25 06:31:29 | Tristan Paylado | Approved |