• Name:

    Burning Banana Stylocoeniella

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  • Family: Astrocoeniidae
  • Species: Stylocoeniella
  • Scientific Name: Stylocoeniella sp
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| Thorn Coral

| Blushing Star Coral

General info about Burning Banana Stylocoeniella

In general, corals comng from the genus Stylocoeniella usually has an encrusting or massive type of coral growth. They colony often forms a mound where you can easily distinguished their highly developed corallite with a well developed and raise corallite wall.

As for the Burning Banana Stylocoeniella, they are predominantly colored yellow green with red tentacles. This are the water parameters for cultivating Burning Banana Stylocoeniella: 

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 2.86 - 4.29 MEQ/L (8 - 12 dKH)
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
  • pH: 8.1 - 8.4

Burning Banana Stylocoeniella Diet & Nutrition

The Burning Banana Stylocoeniella get its primary nutrition from a symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae that is living within their tissues. However, we still rcommend you do supplemental feeding by adding mysis and brine shrimp in the water.

Fragging / Propagating Burning Banana Stylocoeniella

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Burning Banana Stylocoeniella. They must be set at the middle or bottom part of the tank to simulate their natural wild environment.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Burning Banana Stylocoeniella

The Burning Banana Stylocoeniella requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.

Burning Banana Stylocoeniella Origin

The Burning Banana Stylocoeniella can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, particularly in Japan to Australia and Egypt to Tahiti. They are now listed as a threatened species under Appendix II of the CITES list.

Caution Should be Taken with Burning Banana Stylocoeniella

The Burning Banana Stylocoeniella has a aggressive behaviour. So proper spacing in relation to other corals must be observed.  

How to Acclimate Burning Banana Stylocoeniella

The Burning Banana Stylocoeniella is a marine species. Therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Burning Banana Stylocoeniella

The Burning Banana Stylocoeniella has sweeper tentacles that can sting nearby corals.

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Burning Banana Stylocoeniella Stylocoeniella Astrocoeniidae Stylocoeniella sp

In general, corals comng from the genus Stylocoeniella usually has an encrusting or massive type of coral growth. They colony often forms a mound where you can easily distinguished their highly developed corallite with a well developed and raise corallite wall.

As for the Burning Banana Stylocoeniella, they are predominantly colored yellow green with red tentacles. This are the water parameters for cultivating Burning Banana Stylocoeniella: 

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 2.86 - 4.29 MEQ/L (8 - 12 dKH)
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
  • pH: 8.1 - 8.4
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