Rainbow Monti
Montipora sp
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About Rainbow Monti
General information
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 Rainbow Monti, they are predominantly colored blue violet with yellow orange polyps. This are the water parameters in cultivating Rainbow Monti:
- 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
Diet & nutrition
The Rainbow Monti 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.
Determining sex
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Rainbow Monti. They should be set on the middle or bottom part of the tank.
Breeding & spawning
The Rainbow Monti requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.
Origination
The Rainbow Monti 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.
Acclimation process
The Rainbow Monti are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
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