The purple rim leng sy cap is one of the most desirable and recognizable coral strains in the hobby of sps reef keeping.
Red monti cap coral.
Montipora is a genus of small polyp stony corals found in reefs throughout the world.
Aquarium creations offers for sale an exciting selection of montipora corals that are bright colorful and easy to keep.
Could be considered easy to moderately difficult to keep.
Montipora are some of the most diverse sps corals available.
Family genus species.
It was just a few short months ago ok maybe six.
75 f 80 f 24 c 27 c water hardness.
The montipora capricornis coral s usual growth form is either plating or vase like.
The edges may get bumped in shipping but the coral recovers fast.
Montipora corals come in a variety of forms and colors but this variety is a nice red to orange coloration.
They come in a huge variety of growth forms such as plating encrusting and branching as well as just about every color imaginable.
They do not require as much light as most hard corals and can be kept under power compact lighting.
Leaf coral vase coral leaf plate coral whorled montipora monti cap care level.
8 1 8 4 temperature.
Montipora is a super popular coral and this is a big topic so let s dive in.
Like zebra plecos and peppermint angelfish images of the purple rim cap have been plastered on the labels of reef aquarium products for years only fueling the hype and demand for this iconic montipora capricornis strain.
Frags of this coral are roughly 1 in diameter and may ship loose without a frag plug depending on size.
Montipora capricornis common names.
Like acropora montipora benefit from clean water stable conditions bright light and strong flow.
8 to 12 dh.
The red candy cap montipora capricornis is a variety of small polyp stony sps coral often referred to as vase coral.
This red plating montipora is possibly a m.
This could be considered a good candidate for a first venture into sps coral keeping.
They grow in many interesting shapes and colors including shades of orange red and neon green montipora.
They do need additives in the water to maintain their color.
The saltwater red monti cap coral is one of the easier hard corals to car for.