• Name:

    Strawberries and Cream Lepto

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  • Family: Agariciidae
  • Species: Leptoseris
  • Scientific Name: Leptoseris sp
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Also Know As:

| Slender Lettuce Coral

| Ridge Coral

| Porcelain Coral

General info about Strawberries and Cream Lepto

In general, corals from the genus Leptoseris usually take the form of encrusting, foliose or plate type. Their colonies are laminar in nature which forms whorls, folds or tiers. Their corallites are arranged in an irregular pattern that usually runs parallel to the margins.

For the Strawberries and Cream Lepto, they are predominatly colored red with cream-colored mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Strawberries and Cream Lepto:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 2.86 - 3.93 MEQ/L (8 - 11 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

Strawberries and Cream Lepto Diet & Nutrition

The Strawberries and Cream Lepto get its primary nourishment from the symbiotic zooxanthellae living within their tissues. But despite this, we still recommend you do supplemental feeding by adding brine shrimp and mysis.

Fragging / Propagating Strawberries and Cream Lepto

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Strawberries and Cream Lepto. They need to be set at the bottom portion of the tank where lighting and flow rate are in moderation.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Strawberries and Cream Lepto

Strawberries and Cream Lepto requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.

Strawberries and Cream Lepto Origin

Strawberries and Cream Lepto can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean and usually thrive in vertical reef ledges and overhang wall that is free from strong current. They are now a vulnerable species and has been listed under Appendix II of the CITES list, which means that their international trade is monitored.

Caution Should be Taken with Strawberries and Cream Lepto

Strawberries and Cream Lepto is not aggressive an aggressive species. However, we still recommend you give them ample space with other corals. This is due to fact that they grow fast and may overshadow corals underneath it.

How to Acclimate Strawberries and Cream Lepto

Since Strawberries and Cream Lepto is a marine species, salinity must be entirely maintained at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

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Strawberries and Cream Lepto Leptoseris Agariciidae Leptoseris sp

In general, corals from the genus Leptoseris usually take the form of encrusting, foliose or plate type. Their colonies are laminar in nature which forms whorls, folds or tiers. Their corallites are arranged in an irregular pattern that usually runs parallel to the margins.

For the Strawberries and Cream Lepto, they are predominatly colored red with cream-colored mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Strawberries and Cream Lepto:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 2.86 - 3.93 MEQ/L (8 - 11 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
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