How difficult is it to keep Hydnophora Rigida?

Intermediate. This is an intermediate-level species. Some prior experience and knowledge of environmental management are recommended.

What is the ideal temperature for Hydnophora Rigida?

The ideal temperature for Hydnophora Rigida is 24〜26℃. Avoid sudden temperature changes and maintain a stable environment.

How large does Hydnophora Rigida get?

Hydnophora Rigida typically reaches Branches 7-12 mm thick as an adult. Size may vary depending on care conditions and individual genetics.

What is the typical price for Hydnophora Rigida?

The price of Hydnophora Rigida varies significantly depending on variety, size, and individual quality. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Hydnophora Rigida

Q: What should I feed Hydnophora Rigida?

Hydnophora Rigida feeds on: Mainly nutrition from its zooxanthellae. It extends tentacles at night, so powdered or liquid coral foods offered after lights-out are taken.. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

Intermediate

Hydnophora rigida

A bushy merulinid with irregular, usually flattened branches. Monticules formed where the walls of adjacent corallites fuse run together into ridges down the sides of the branches, giving the surface a warty look. Colour is cream or green.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Temperature

24〜26℃

Size

Branches 7-12 mm thick

Diet

Mainly nutrition from its zooxanthellae. It extends tentacles at night, so powdered or liquid coral foods offered after lights-out are taken.

About

Hydnophora rigida is a reef-building merulinid found on shallow reefs from the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. Colonies consist of irregular, usually flattened branches, sometimes with an encrusting base. Main branches are 7-12 mm thick, and the monticules formed where the walls of adjacent corallites fuse run together into ridges down the branch sides. Colour is cream or green, and some colonies fluoresce green. It favours lagoons and sheltered reef slopes at depths of 1-30 m and can form extensive single-species stands. It is a simultaneous hermaphrodite and a broadcast spawner; in Western Australia it spawns after the November full moon and appears to run several gametogenic cycles a year. Tentacles are extended mainly at night. As a scleractinian it is listed on CITES Appendix II.

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Size of the Hydnophora Rigida

The Hydnophora Rigida grows to Branches 7-12 mm thick.

Temperature & humidity for the Hydnophora Rigida

The ideal temperature for the Hydnophora Rigida is 24〜26℃.

Basic Info

Origin

Shallow reefs of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, from East Africa and Madagascar to Indonesia, the Philippines, the Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, Samoa and the Solomon Islands

Size

Branches 7-12 mm thick

Temperature

24〜26℃