Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Maldives and Malaysia.
Natural Environment: Inhabits steep, somewhat deep reef slopes and usually seen at depths between 30 to 130 feet (10 - 40 m).
General Husbandry: Rarely seen in the trade and in the wild.
See Acropora aculeus for suggested aquarium husbandry.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
FYI: In the wild, a grey, flat-like plate growth.
Occasionally bright purple specimens are offered in the trade.
Cultured specimens exist in the trade that exhibit bright colors, therefore ask under what conditions it was grown in, so you may adjust PAR to meet it needs.
