Montipora Setosa

: Easy to Moderate

: Peaceful

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: Upper Half to Top of the Tank

: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean (typically collected off the coast of Australia and around numerous different Indo-Pacific islands)

: Acroporidae

: Small Polyp Stony

: Montipora Setosa is a very thick encrusting and branching species of montipora. With its super bright and bold reddish coloration, it has been a staple in the aquarium hobby for years. In rare cases, this coral has been found to be grafted with other colors such as orange, yellow, blue, and green.
Montipora is the second largest species of SPS corals in the world and is largely responsible for building the immense calcium carbonate substructure that supports our oceans coral reefs. They require clean water, lots of light, a very stable/mature environment, lots of water flow, and require regular additions of additions of calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity supplements to thrive.
Montipora Setosa is fairly easy to keep, grows quite fast, and should be placed in the upper half of the aquarium. Although Montipora is mainly photosynthetic, relying on the products of their zooxanthellae, they should also be fed phytoplankton and zooplankton, as well as other products like Coral Feast and Reef Energy or other amino acids and probiotics.