- Name:
Green Montipora
(View AKA's) - Family: Capricornis
- Species: Montipora
- Scientific Name: Montipora capricornis
General info about Green Montipora
In general, corals coming from the genus Montipora takes several coral lifeform like submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting and branching. Their appearance and coloration is usually mottled in nature. They have corallites that are considered one of the smallest as far as the family of corals is concerned. Their walls usually has an elaborate structure and has a porous texture.
As for the Green Montipora, they are predominantly colored green This are the water parameters in cultivating Green Montipora:
- Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
- Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.5 MEQ/L
- Phosphates: 0
- Magnesium: 1350 - 1500
- Strontium: 10
- Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
- Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.024 - 1.025
Green Montipora Diet & Nutrition
The Green Montipora get its primary nutrition from a symbiotic algae called zooxanthelae that is living within their tissues. But despite this symbiotic relationship with an algae, we still recommend you do supplemental feeding by adding mysis and brine shrimp in the water.
Fragging / Propagating Green Montipora
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagatingGreen Montipora They should be set on the middle or bottom part of the tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Green Montipora
The Green Montipora requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.
Green Montipora Origin
The Green Montipora can be found in the waters of the Indo Pacific Ocean. They are considered as a vulnerable species listed under Appendix II of the CITES list.
How to Acclimate Green Montipora
The Green Montipora are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
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| Green Montipora | Montipora | Capricornis | Montipora capricornis | In general, corals coming from the genus Montipora takes several coral lifeform like submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting and branching. Their appearance and coloration is usually mottled in nature. They have corallites that are considered one of the smallest as far as the family of corals is concerned. Their walls usually has an elaborate structure and has a porous texture. As for the Green Montipora, they are predominantly colored green This are the water parameters in cultivating Green Montipora:
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