General information In general, corals from the genus Turbinaria has a shape that resembles like a cone or cup. They may also take the form of ruffled ridges, plates, vases, or scrolls. Their polyps are usually exteneded all the time and may project in a vertical or horizontal position. For the Purple Polyp Scroll Turbinaria, they…
General information 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 White Lightning Lepto, they are predominatly colored…
General information In general, the genus Favia have large coral colonies that are circular in shape and comes in the form of massive, submassive and encrusting type. At a first glance, you can mistakenly identify Favia with Favites. However, with a closer look, Favia and Favites can easily be differentiated. Favites have corallite walls that…
General information 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 Molten Lava Lepto, they are predominatly colored…
General information In general, corals coming from the genus Lobophyllia are called Brain Corals. They have fleshy polyps that can be retracted deep within its calcareous skeleton. It features a variety of textures and colors wheer some are smooth, pimply while some resembles like a carpet. This are the water parameters in cultivating Orange Dot…
General information Duncanopsammia are tall and standing corals. They have a columnar type of exoskeleton where each of their polyp are located terminally or at the end. Each of its polyps has a single set of mouth located at the center. They can take several lifeforms and shapes over its lifetime where the bushy form…
General information This is the ideal range of water parameters for raising Rainbow Fusion Acan in captivity: 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
General information In general, the genus Favia have large coral colonies that are circular in shape and comes in the form of massive, submassive and encrusting type. At a first glance, you can mistakenly identify Favia with Favites. However, with a closer look, Favia and Favites can easily be differentiated. Favites have corallite walls that…
General information In general, corals coming from the genus Goniopora have numerous corallites that are walled invidually. Each corallite has a polyp that is usually exposed and extended. Their polyps are usually long, has a daisy-like tips each having 24 tentacles and sways like a flower tube. As for the Lemon Lime Goniopora, they are…
General information In the wild, Spectrum Acan Echinata Acan comes in two forms: either encrusting or massive. Their colonies may reach over a meter in length. They have circular corallites with thick walls and septa that have long and pointed teeth. Their skeleton is covered with a dense, fleshy tissue that usually forms a concentric…