Burning Banana Stylocoeniella
Stylocoeniella sp
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About Burning Banana Stylocoeniella
General information
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
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.
Determining sex
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.
Breeding & spawning
The Burning Banana Stylocoeniella requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.
Origination
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.
Cautions
The Burning Banana Stylocoeniella has a aggressive behaviour. So proper spacing in relation to other corals must be observed.
Acclimation process
The Burning Banana Stylocoeniella is a marine species. Therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
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