What are the easiest Acropora?

Green Slimer, Red Planet, most valida and milli species have been easiest for me. The ORA varieties are a good bet, as is anything from a local reefer that has a history of captive growth and hardiness. Smooth skins/deep water are usually a bit more challenging to acclimate and get established.

How do you identify an Acropora coral?

Acropora cervicornis grows into cylindrical branches with a large corallite at the tip of each branch. This is called the axial corallite and is a key feature that distinguishes Acropora from other corals. If you can identify a single large corallite at the tip of a branch, you found an Acropora.

Is Acropora coral?

Acropora is a genus of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria. Some of its species are known as table coral, elkhorn coral, and staghorn coral.

What do Acropora coral eat?

Food Habits Staghorn corals use their nematocysts which are located on their tentacles for eating and gaining food. Surprisingly some Acropora species have actually been seen capturing live fish (Sisson 1973). Staghorn corals also eat planktonic animals which float by in the water (McGregor 1974).

Is Acropora aggressive?

Placement/Aggression Although they don’t look it, Acropora are an aggressive coral. They don’t have stinging sweeper tentacles or engage in chemical warfare but they pack a powerful sting especially to nearby SPS.

What are the different types of Acropora?

Acropora formosa – Staghorn Coral, Branching Coral Acropora humilis – Finger Staghorn Coral, Clustering Acropora Acropora microphthalma – Antler Coral, Staghorn Coral, Branching Acro Acropora millepora – Cluster Coral, Milli, Acropora Millepora

Is Acropora divaricata pink?

As a frag the Pink Cadillac Acro is a pink branch with blue polyps and a green encrusting base. But as it grows out this Acropora divaricata is a pink coral with green interior and loads of bright white axial tips erupting from all over the colony.

What is a pink Cadillac Acro coral?

This ‘across -the-room’ factor describes corals that can turn your head from six feet away, and the Pink Cadillac Acro is one of those brilliant coral strains. The Pink Cadillac is probably a morph of Acropora divaricata which is genuinely attractive and beautiful either as a frag, or as a whole colony.

What do Acros look like in real life?

All Acros looks great as tiny frags where most of the coral is bright growth margins and colorful, fast growing tips. But what separates the special corals from the artificially inflated frag bubbles is how they look in real life, under balanced lighting, and especially, how the coral looks as a fully grown colony.