• Name:

    Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki

  • Family: Mussidae
  • Species: Acanthastrea
  • Scientific Name: Acanthastrea bowerbanki
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General info about Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki

Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki is small encrusting corals that have corallites with an irregular angular shape. The central corallite is conspicuous with compact septa and small columellae. This is one of the few species of Acanthastrea that is not fleshy. Its general color range from pale gray or brown and is often mottled.

You also have to look out for other factors and must stay within the range:

  • 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

Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki Diet & Nutrition

In the wild, Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki has developed a symbiotic feeding relationship with marine algae called zooxanthellae. But in captivity, you have to feed them with nanoplankton or dissolved organics.

Fragging / Propagating Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki. Water must be changed either 20% per month or 5% weekly. Thriving them with fish is recommended as fish excretes nitrogen that can sustain the coral's growth.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki

Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki does not need high flow rate and intense light. Giving them moderate lighting allows the Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki to spread their polyps thereby allowing them to feed. Too much light will cause the polyps to be retracted.

Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki Origin

Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki a wide range of habitats and can be found in both tropical and subtropical areas. They irregular in the Indo-West Pacific region ranging from Indonesia to Melanesia and Japan to Australia.

Caution Should be Taken with Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki

Except for their kind, Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki is aggressive towards other species. During the irregular 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.

How to Acclimate Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki

Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki

During the night, they extend their tentacles and sting nearby corals.

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Name Species Family Scientific Name More Detail Added by
Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki Acanthastrea Mussidae Acanthastrea bowerbanki

Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki is small encrusting corals that have corallites with an irregular angular shape. The central corallite is conspicuous with compact septa and small columellae. This is one of the few species of Acanthastrea that is not fleshy. Its general color range from pale gray or brown and is often mottled.

You also have to look out for other factors and must stay within the range:

  • 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
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