Long Polyp Green Alveopora

General information

In general, Alveopora corals have colonies with corallites that are short. When all of its polyps are open, it creates a divided and irregular knob-like branches that looks like a buoquet of flowers. While they closely look like a Goniopora, it is very easy to distinguish their difference. Just take a closer look at the polyps where Alveopora has 12 tentacles while Goniopora has 24 tentacles. The exoskeleton of Alveopora are more porous as compared to Goniopora.

For the Long Polyp Green Alveopora, they are predominantly colored red with green polyps. This are the water parameters for cultivating Long Polyp Green Alveopora:

• 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 Long Polyp Green Alveopora recieves nourishment from the symbiotic zooxanthellae that is living within its tissues, you still need to do supplemental feeding like brine shrimp and other micro-plankton.

The Long Polyp Green Alveopora should be placed at the bottom portion of the tank. You may need a gel glue or a putty to secure and fasten them over an exposed rock.

Long Polyp Green Alveopora requires moderate lighting and slow water movement. This is the main reason why you should place them on the bottom part of the tank.

Long Polyp Green Alveopora can be found in the central and western parts of the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Their population has dwindled over the years where they are now classified as a threatened species, listed under Appendix II of the CITES list.

Long Polyp Green Alveopora are semi-aggressive. So you should provide them with enough spacing to other nearby corals.

Long Polyp Green Alveopora are purely marine species. Therefore, salinity must be entirely maintained from 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.