Montipora are some of the most diverse sps corals available.
Red monti cap coral.
The saltwater red monti cap coral is one of the easier hard corals to car for.
They come in a huge variety of growth forms such as plating encrusting and branching as well as just about every color imaginable.
8 1 8 4 temperature.
8 to 12 dh.
Montipora capricornis common names.
They grow in many interesting shapes and colors including shades of orange red and neon green montipora.
Aquarium creations offers for sale an exciting selection of montipora corals that are bright colorful and easy to keep.
It was just a few short months ago ok maybe six.
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Montipora are excellent coral for the beginner aquarist because they are an easy to care for coral and fast growing.
The edges may get bumped in shipping but the coral recovers fast.
Frags of this coral are roughly 1 in diameter and may ship loose without a frag plug depending on size.
Like acropora montipora benefit from clean water stable conditions bright light and strong flow.
Montipora is a genus of small polyp stony corals found in reefs throughout the world.
The montipora capricornis coral s usual growth form is either plating or vase like.
This could be considered a good candidate for a first venture into sps coral keeping.
They form a plating shape that extends outward from the aquascape and may shade corals underneath.
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Could be considered easy to moderately difficult to keep.
They do not require as much light as most hard corals and can be kept under power compact lighting.
The red candy cap montipora capricornis is a variety of small polyp stony sps coral often referred to as vase coral.
This red plating montipora is possibly a m.
They do need additives in the water to maintain their color.
Montipora also tends to be easier to care for then acropora making them appealing to beginner hobbyist looking to try sps corals for the first time.
Family genus species.
Like zebra plecos and peppermint angelfish images of the purple rim cap have been plastered on the labels of reef aquarium products for years only fueling the hype and demand for this iconic montipora capricornis strain.