• Name:

    Purple Branched Monti

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  • Family: Digitata
  • Species: Montipora
  • Scientific Name: Montipora digitata
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Also Know As:

| Purple Velvet Branch Coral

| Purple Velvet Finger Coral

| Purple Branched Montipora

| Purple Digitata Montipora

| Purple Montipora Digitata

General info about Purple Branched Monti

In general, corals coming from the genus Montipora takes several coral lifeform like submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting and branching. Their appearance and coloration is usually mottled in nature.  They have corallites that are considered one of the smallest as far as the family of corals is concerned. Their walls usually has an elaborate structure and has a porous texture.

As for the Purple Branched Montipora Coral , they are predominantly colored purple with light violet polyps. This are the water parameters in cultivating Purple Branched Montipora Coral :

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.5 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1350 - 1500
  • Strontium: 10
  • Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.024 - 1.025

Purple Branched Monti Diet & Nutrition

The Purple Branched Montipora Coral get its primary nutrition from a symbiotic algae called zooxanthelae that is living within their tissues. But despite this symbiotic relationship with an algae, we still recommend you do supplemental feeding by adding mysis and brine shrimp in the water.     

Fragging / Propagating Purple Branched Monti

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Purple Branched Montipora Coral . They should be set on the middle or bottom part of the tank.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Purple Branched Monti

The Purple Branched Montipora Coral requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.

Purple Branched Monti Origin

The Purple Branched Montipora Coral can be found in the waters of the Indo Pacific Ocean. They are considered as a vulnerable species listed under Appendix II of the CITES list.

How to Acclimate Purple Branched Monti

The Purple Branched Montipora Coral are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

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Name Species Family Scientific Name More Detail Added by
Purple Branched Monti Montipora Digitata Montipora digitata

In general, corals coming from the genus Montipora takes several coral lifeform like submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting and branching. Their appearance and coloration is usually mottled in nature.  They have corallites that are considered one of the smallest as far as the family of corals is concerned. Their walls usually has an elaborate structure and has a porous texture.

As for the Purple Branched Montipora Coral , they are predominantly colored purple with light violet polyps. This are the water parameters in cultivating Purple Branched Montipora Coral :

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.5 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1350 - 1500
  • Strontium: 10
  • Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.024 - 1.025
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