• Name:

    Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria

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  • Family: Dendrophylliidae
  • Species: Turbinaria
  • Scientific Name: Turbinaria sp
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Also Know As:

| Cup Coral

| Vase Coral

General info about Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria

In general, corals from the genus Turbinaria has a shape that resembles like a cone or cup. They may also take the form of ruffled ridges, plates, vases, or scrolls. Their polyps are usually exteneded all the time and may project in a vertical or horizontal position.

For the Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria, they are predominatly colored violet with yellow polyps, yellow mouth and yellow margins. This are the water parameters for cultivating Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 2.86 - 3.93 MEQ/L (8 - 11 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

Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria Diet & Nutrition

The Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria get its primary nourishment from the symbiotic zooxanthellae living within their tissues. But despite this, we still recommend you do supplemental feeding by adding brine shrimp and mysis.

Fragging / Propagating Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria. They need to be set at the bottom portion of the tank where lighting and flow rate are in moderation.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria

Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.

Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria Origin

Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean. They are now a vulnerable species and has been listed under Appendix II of the CITES list, which means that their international trade is monitored. 

Caution Should be Taken with Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria

Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria is not aggressive an aggressive species. However, we still recommend you give them ample space with other corals. This is due to fact that they grow fast and may overshadow corals underneath it.

How to Acclimate Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria

Since Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria is a marine species, salinity must be entirely maintained at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

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Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria Turbinaria Dendrophylliidae Turbinaria sp

In general, corals from the genus Turbinaria has a shape that resembles like a cone or cup. They may also take the form of ruffled ridges, plates, vases, or scrolls. Their polyps are usually exteneded all the time and may project in a vertical or horizontal position.

For the Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria, they are predominatly colored violet with yellow polyps, yellow mouth and yellow margins. This are the water parameters for cultivating Yellow Rimmed Turbinaria:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 2.86 - 3.93 MEQ/L (8 - 11 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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