One of my very favorite corals! This one resides in my 10 gallon reef tank. A little background on this species:
GENUS: Montipora
Montipora is one of the largest genera of corals. They are found from deep water to reef crests to turbid lagoons.
Their colors can range from almost every color of the rainbow, although green, purple, pink, and brown are the most common.
This coral is very hardy. They are a submissive species so you must be careful with placement within the aquarium...give them plenty of room for growth as they will most certainly lose a territorial battle with more aggressive species
This coral is quite adaptive to lighting. Though they prefer high lighting and water flow, they can grow well in lower light conditions...however, keep in mind that the color will most likely brown out. This is also a very easy coral to propagate at home. Save the reefs, buy home-grown coral :)
This is my red monti-cap (in the two photos). It grows like a WEED! I need to propagate it soon as it is starting to touch the side of the tank. I have this growing under my 108w Current Nova Extreme Pro T5HO lighting fixture. It is in a pretty high flow area of the tank. It's just gorgeous...and although you can't see the polyps clearly in the photos (I will get a better camera)...they do gently sway in the current. I highly recommend this species for the home reef aquarium!
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