Monti Cap
Monti Cap, Montipora Capricornis Description: These thin flat stony corals found in a wide variety of corals including yellow, green, pink, and more. Their growth patterns are dramatically impacted by flow and light. Feeding: These corals have very small polyps and require no feeding as they get most of the energy they need to live and grow from the symbiotic algae that grows within their tissue. They may feed on small quantities of oyster eggs or golden pearls or other very small plankton foods. Special Notes: These are typically...
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Fungia Plate Coral, (Dana 1848) Fungia sp. Native to:”Red Sea and East Africa to central Pacific” Sprung Description: There corals are indipened polyps which are capable of moving aross the sand bed. They come in a vast array of colors including, but not not limited to, purple, green, brown, red, orange, silver, pink, yellow, and mixtures of the above. They are often found in groups in the wild and are often climbing over each other. Feeding: These animals benifit from, but don’t nessarily require, target...
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Pulsing Xenia, (Lamarck, 1816) Xenia sp. Native to: The Red Sea Description: These soft octocorals are often shades of brown and tan, and can change colors slightly in different water chemistry. The “waving hand” part of the animals are the polyps. The parts of the polps which look like petals or small feathers are called pinnules. There are 8 pinnules on each polyp. Feeding: These animals have very primitive “mouths” and do not feed. They receive most of their energy from the symbiotic relationship they have...
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