Coral of the Week: Micromussa

[revhtree]

Common Name – Passionfruit Micromussa, Micromussa

Scientific Name - Micromussa amakusensis

image- R2R member Marvinsreef


Family - Mussidae

Origin - Pacific

Nutrition - Although this coral will grow without direct feeding it will thrive when feeding and will grow faster.

Meaty foods such as Mysis, krill, brine shrimp and Cyclops are great food source. Calcium, Magnesium,

Strontium and Trace Elements will benefit this magnificent coral.

Behavior – Peaceful

Maintenance and care – It is highly recommended to place the Micromussa coral upright with indirect

medium light and medium variable flow. Using Kalkwasser Mix or a calcium reactor will be great for this

coral and with the right conditions it will grow very fast.

Water Parameters – Temperature: 72F-78F, pH 8.1-8.4, Specific Gravity 1.022-1.025, dKH 8-12,

Lighting - Moderate to Low

Water flow - Low

 

[revhtree]

If you have any info or pictures please share with the community!

 

[revhtree]

Bump for the micros!

 

[caudill187]

That passionfruit is nice....gotta get me one of those. Here are a couple of pics of mine:

Blue meanies:

Flamethrower Micro:

 

[wysiwyg]

wow very nice keep sharing every1

 

[Mr E Wrasse]

i like that flamethrower!

 

[impur]

I love micromussas!!

 

[Reef Breeders]

cool stuff!

 

[reefkoi]

I probably sold more UFO micro than anyone growing frags in a 10 gallon tank lit by a 250w HQI! so i dont agree with the low light part, but that was my experience, I never fed them and grew 8-10 sellable frags a month they were fraggable that fast.

 

[Dragonreef202]

Glad to see someone who has there coral in high light. I have mine on rock at the bottom of tank

I probably sold more UFO micro than anyone growing frags in a 10 gallon tank lit by a 250w HQI! so i dont agree with the low light part, but that was my experience, I never fed them and grew 8-10 sellable frags a month they were fraggable that fast.

 

[hybridazn]

I probably sold more UFO micro than anyone growing frags in a 10 gallon tank lit by a 250w HQI! so i dont agree with the low light part, but that was my experience, I never fed them and grew 8-10 sellable frags a month they were fraggable that fast.

I've always kept my micros on the sand bed under 250w radiums. I've never tried to move them up in fear they would melt lol

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Some of my frags

 

[reefcubed]

I don’t want to start any trouble or anything, but I’m probably the biggest micromussa fan on earth, haha! I have more pics on Instagram @reefcubed. Here are some shots of my tanks and my collection (pic heavy):

 

[reefcubed]

A lot of pics double or even triple! posted! Sorry!

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

Just a few. I just realized this thread was started back in 2012 lol

 

[reefcubed]

Just a few. I just realized this thread was started back in 2012 lol

Are those acans or micro?

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

Are those acans or micro?

I could be wrong, but I am fairly sure that they are all micro's. Why do you think that they may not be?

 

[reefcubed]

I could be wrong, but I am fairly sure that they are all micro's. Why do you think that they may not be?

They recently reclassed them to all be micromussa, but they are differentiated by Lordhowenis (acans) and Amakusensis (micros).

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

They recently reclassed them to all be micromussa, but they are differentiated by Lordhowenis (acans) and Amakusensis (micros).

Lordhowenis were classified as micro's back in 2016.

 

[reefcubed]

Lordhowenis were classified as micro's back in 2016.

Right, but for the purpose of this thread I thought it was about the former micromussa. It doesn’t matter haha, nice shots. I was just curious