The red candy cap montipora capricornis is a variety of small polyp stony sps coral often referred to as vase coral.
Red monti cap coral.
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.
Family genus species.
Leaf coral vase coral leaf plate coral whorled montipora monti cap care level.
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.
8 to 12 dh.
This could be considered a good candidate for a first venture into sps coral keeping.
They come in a huge variety of growth forms such as plating encrusting and branching as well as just about every color imaginable.
Montipora is a genus of small polyp stony corals found in reefs throughout the world.
Montipora also tends to be easier to care for then acropora making them appealing to beginner hobbyist looking to try sps corals for the first time.
The purple rim leng sy cap is one of the most desirable and recognizable coral strains in the hobby of sps reef keeping.
Montipora capricornis common names.
The montipora capricornis coral s usual growth form is either plating or vase like.
It was just a few short months ago ok maybe six.
75 f 80 f 24 c 27 c water hardness.
The saltwater red monti cap coral is one of the easier hard corals to car for.
They grow in many interesting shapes and colors including shades of orange red and neon green montipora.
They form a plating shape that extends outward from the aquascape and may shade corals underneath.
8 1 8 4 temperature.
Like acropora montipora benefit from clean water stable conditions bright light and strong flow.
Montipora corals come in a variety of forms and colors but this variety is a nice red to orange coloration.
Montipora is a super popular coral and this is a big topic so let s dive in.
They do not require as much light as most hard corals and can be kept under power compact lighting.
The edges may get bumped in shipping but the coral recovers fast.
This red plating montipora is possibly a m.