- Name:
Red Hot Setosa
(View AKA's) - Family: Setosa
- Species: Montipora
- Scientific Name: Montipora setosa
General info about Red Hot Setosa
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 Red Hot Setosa, they are predominantly colored red. This are the water parameters in cultivating Red Hot Setosa:
- 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
Red Hot Setosa Diet & Nutrition
The Red Hot Setosa 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 Red Hot Setosa
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Red Hot Setosa. They should be set on the middle or bottom part of the tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Red Hot Setosa
The Red Hot Setosa requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.
Red Hot Setosa Origin
The Red Hot Setosa 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 Red Hot Setosa
The Red Hot Setosa are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
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| Red Hot Setosa | Montipora | Setosa | Montipora setosa | 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 Red Hot Setosa, they are predominantly colored red. This are the water parameters in cultivating Red Hot Setosa:
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