Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora
Acanthastrea rotundoflora
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About Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora
General information
The Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora usually comes in the encrusting, submassive and massive forms of coral. They usually have small colonies that have a conspicuous corallite that is plocoid in shape and is covered with a fleshy tissue. Their teeth are long and pointed, and generally, they are colored dark brown, rust green or green.
This is the ideal range of water parameters for raising Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora in captivity:
- Calcium: 400 – 450 ppm
- Alkalinity: 3.2 – 4.8 MEQ/L
- Phosphates: 0
- Magnesium: 1200 – 1350
- Strontium: 8 – 10
- Temperature: 76° – 83° F (24° – 28° C)
- Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 – 1.025
Diet & nutrition
In the wild, Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora has developed a symbiotic feeding relationship with marine algae called zooxanthellae. But in captivity, you have to feed them with nanoplankton or dissolved organics.
Determining sex
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora. Thriving them with fish is recommended as fish excretes nitrogen that can sustain the coral's growth.
Breeding & spawning
Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora does not need a high flow rate and intense light. Giving them moderate lighting allows the Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora to spread their polyps thereby allowing them to feed. Too much light will cause the polyps to be retracted.
Origination
Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora is found in the Indo-Pacific waters from the Red to Australia.
Cautions
Except for their kind, Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora is aggressive towards other species. During the night, they extend their tentacles and sting nearby corals. It is recommended to observe proper spacing between corals. Further, they have the tendency to be overpowered with soft corals and will die especially if soft corals outnumber them.
Acclimation process
Purple with Green Eyes Rotundoflora is purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
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