Alvepora care

[Mr. Seahorse]

I'm looking into getting alvepora because they look so cool! Is there any special care requirements?

 

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[tribbitt]

I'm looking into getting alvepora because they look so cool! Is there any special care requirements?

Gentle to moderate laminar flow (not turbulent / aggressively side to side) makes them streeeeetch out

They do eat and I’ve been told impacts their color, but I haven’t fed mine much and they’re growing and healthy. However my biggest one turned much less vivid and morphed colors to a translucent green (originally cream with green center) so maybe the color thing is true

They’re an acroporid coral, so it’s in the Acroporidae family along with Acropora, Montipora and others. Compared to gonis which are in the Poritidae family, with, yes, porites. They are different and do not play nice with each other. Similar but not identical care. I think the consensus is that Alves are the slightly easier of the two

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

Gentle to moderate laminar flow (not turbulent / aggressively side to side) makes them streeeeetch out

They do eat and I’ve been told impacts their color, but I haven’t fed mine much and they’re growing and healthy. However my biggest one turned much less vivid and morphed colors to a translucent green (originally cream with green center) so maybe the color thing is true

They’re an acroporid coral, so it’s in the Acroporidae family along with Acropora, Montipora and others. Compared to gonis which are in the Poritidae family, with, yes, porites. They are different and

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do not play nice with each other. Similar but not identical care. I think the consensus is that Alves are the slightly easier of the two

Thanks for the Info!

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

Definitely going to get some!

 

[Raj Gill]

They are super easy. Goniopora can be temperamental but my alveo has always been open

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

Going to get some from Neptune Aquatics today!

 

[tribbitt]

Going to get some from Neptune Aquatics today!

Neptune got in alves?

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

Yes, but for more than I realized. I ended up with a type of tiny polyp Goni but it still looks cool.

 

[tribbitt]

Yes, but for more than I realized. I ended up with a type of tiny polyp Goni but it still looks cool.

If it’s orange-red colored and short tentacle it could be bernardpora. I know for sure Neptune sells it. Bernardpora will sting gonis and have long sweepers. They look great just a different genus of coral

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

No, but I saw bernardpora.