Glove Polyp Clavularia

General information

In general, Clavularia are soft corals with several individual polyps that are attached to a piece of live rock. Their polyps are distinct where each polyps has eight tentacles/leaves.

As for the Glove Polyp Clavularia, they are predominatly colored violet with green mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Glove Polyp Clavularia:

• Calcium: 420 – 440 ppm
• Alkalinity: 2.86 – 4.259 MEQ/L (8 – 12 dKH)
• Phosphates: > 0.10 mg/L
• Magnesium: 1260 – 1350
• Strontium: 8 -10 mg/L
• Temperature: 72° – 78° F (22° – 26° C)
• Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 – 1.025
• pH: 8.1 – 8.4

While the Glove Polyp Clavularia gets it primary nourishment from a symbiotic zooxanthellae living within its tissues, the require supplemental feeding like mysis or brine shrimp.

The Glove Polyp Clavularia should be set either at the bottom or at the middle part of the tank.

The Glove Polyp Clavularia only requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.

The Glove Polyp Clavularia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

You have to take note that while Glove Polyp Clavularia has a semi-aggressive behaviour, they are the one often stung or attacked by nearby corals. With this, you have to give them ample space to nearby corals that posses stinger polyps.

Glove Polyp Clavularia are purely marine species. Therefore, salinity must be entirely maintained from 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.