Bleeding Apple Acan Bowerbanki

General information

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

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.

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 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.

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.