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Acanthastrea rotundoflora
Specimen # 1
Family - Mussidae / Genus - Acanthastrea / Species - Rotundoflora ( 12 known species )


    A very rare find for me, have never yet seen this orange in any other type of corals. Very Nice!

Very shallow and always partialy shaded from the full sun period, either under rock ledges or being shaded by kelp plants.

As most corals are, a nocturnal feeder capturing small food particles, of which I provide by finely chopping up some mysis shrimp and placing onto the mouth openings.

 With the two colonies that I have, they both seem to be fairly intolerant of very nearby neighbors and will go on the attack if any other coral is placed very close to it.. 

If fed well, as with most other coral species, they can grow fairly quickly.

    Temperature is maintained between 82 to 86 degrees. pH range maintains at 8.0 to 8.2. I never use any Supplements, with the exception of calcium.

Close ups of corallite feeding

       

THIS CORAL'S IDENTIFICATION FEATURES

   

   

Growth Sequence

       
January 2006  &  August 2006
Photo by Charles Raabe       
As of October 2007

As of July 2008

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