Where should I place Montipora?

With your light fixture you can put the montiporas anywhere in your tank and they will grow.

Why is my torch coral bleaching?

The bleaching is a sign of stress and stressing your corals is bad. And, just because a coral is white, that doesn’t mean you should immediately consider it dead. Corals can bleach out and sometimes recover.

What eats Montipora nudibranchs?

The only types of fish that I have actually witnessed eating nudis of this kind are wrasses from the Thalassoma family and butterflys from the Chaetodon genus.

Where does the rainbow Montipora go?

Placement: Mount the Rainbow Montipora coral using IC gel glue, or putty, on an exposed rock or ledge in the aquarium where it will receive direct flow and light. Rainbow Montipora coral will encrust the rock and makes a great accent coral.

Why is my coral turning black?

The Cause: Corals typically turn brown as a result of the overproduction of zooxanthellae (a type of algae) inside of a corals tissue. As zooxanthellae levels increase, they block the coral’s natural pigments causing them to turn brown.

Is Montipora hard to keep?

Montipora corals are considered the easiest of the small polyp stony (SPS) corals to keep. They are considered the best SPS corals for beginners, and keeping SPS corals is very rewarding for experienced reef keepers too.

What do you feed montipora coral?

Feeding: Vivid Aquariums recommends feeding montipora corals with Oyster-Feast and/or Roti-Feast. Target feeding gets the corals fed using less food while keeping your nitrates and phosphates lower.

Is Rainbow Montipora encrusting?

The Rainbow Montipora is my personal favorite. It is an encrusting Montipora that is an amazing collection of colors. Frags of this coral are roughly 1/2″+ in diameter. Montipora are one of the most diverse SPS corals.