Neon Green Montipora confusa

General information

The Montipora confusa is a horizontal plating Montipora with very pronounced ridges covering its undulating surface. Under intense lighting and flow, the coral has an overall green coloration which is interrupted between the ridges by small brown polyps. Occasionally this coral grows thick, columnar upright branches. This is a relatively slow growing coral that achieves best coloration under strong lighting conditions, though it is always best to gradually acclimate corals to a different lighting intensity.

The majority of their nutritional requirements come from photosynthetic, symbiotic zooxanthellae algae hosted within its body. It will also benefit from additional food fed weekly in the form of micro-plankton or foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates. Montipora requires medium water movement within the aquarium, and for continued good health, it will also need the addition of calcium, strontium, and other trace elements to the water.

Montipora confusa are not batch spawners

They will thrive in a variety of lighting conditions, ranging from power compacts, T-5s, powerful LEDs and up to the more intense metal halides. Montipora requires medium to high water movement.