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Branching montipora
Montipora digitata
The Branching Montipora is a popular, fast-growing SPS coral that develops beautiful vertical branches. It is relatively hardy, requiring strong lighting and flow.
Class:Anthozoa
Order:Scleractinia
Family:Acroporidae
Genus:Montipora
Species:Montipora digitata
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Water Temperature
24 - 28 °C
pH Value
8.1 - 8.4
Water type
Marine
Minimum group
>= 1
Species description
Geographic Origin and Biotope: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about geographic origin and biotope for Montipora digitata. Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Taxonomy and Morphology: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about taxonomy and morphology for Montipora digitata. Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Social Behaviour: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about social behaviour for Montipora digitata. Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Colouration and Sexual Dimorphism: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about colouration and sexual dimorphism for Montipora digitata. Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Aquarium Setup: Guidance about aquarium setup for Montipora digitata must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Feeding and Diet: Guidance about feeding and diet for Montipora digitata must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Water Quality: Guidance about water quality for Montipora digitata must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Compatibility and Coexistence: Guidance about compatibility and coexistence for Montipora digitata must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Aquarium Breeding: Guidance about aquarium breeding for Montipora digitata must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Risks and Disease: Guidance about risks and disease for Montipora digitata must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
This species originates from: Indo-Pacific, East Africa, Fijian.
Origin
Tropical oceans and reefsAfrica and Madagascar
Invertebrate profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Ecological role
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- No verified data available
- Jump risk
- No verified data available
- Shock sensitivity
- No verified data available
- Calcium and minerals
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Compatibility & tankmates
- No verified data available
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Related species
Recommendations grouped by close relatives, companion choices, and similar care.
