SPS Coral of the Week: Strawberry Shortcake Acropora (2/29/16)

[Reef News]

image via UniqueCorals.com

Common Name: Strawberry Shortcake Acropora
Scientific Name: Acropora microclados
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Lighting: Moderate to High
Waterflow: Medium to Strong
Placement: Middle to Top
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.023-1.025
Color Form: Green, Pink
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Strontium, Trace Elements
Family: Acroporidae
Info: LiveAquaria.com

If you own this coral please show off your photos and tell us about your experience!

 

[hybridazn]

Love this piece! Will always be a favorite of mine

 

[fishbrain]

Yep as many nice acros as I have this will always me my favorite piece. Grows extremely fast for me at 400par in good random flow.

 

[McMullen]

Definitely a stunner!!

 

[hybridazn]

Here is a pic of mine before I lost the colony

 

[mcarroll]

Yep as many nice acros as I have this will always me my favorite piece. Grows extremely fast for me at 400par in good random flow.

Beautiful! Is there something wrong with the lighting or photo shopping in the original photo or what?

 

[smh254]

Here is mine high flow and high light.

 

[Crna]

Hate it, but this is one that I haven't been able to keep happy. Everything else on the rack? Happy and healthy. Shortcake? Not so much. Can't give up though, I love the color!

 

[djbetterly]

I want a strawberry shortcake!

 

[fishbrain]

Beautiful! Is there something wrong with the lighting or photo shopping in the original photo or what?

Don't understand your question? It's blurry around the center focal point if that's what you mean? Here's another pic. These are all about a year old so it's much bigger now.

 

[djbetterly]

I think @mcarroll is referring to the difference between the UC photo and the others. Which I do agree, the UC photo has a lot of red, orange and green in it, the others are more cyan with magenta tips.

 

[fishbrain]

I think @mcarroll is referring to the difference between the UC photo and the others. Which I do agree, the UC photo has a lot of red, orange and green in it, the others are more cyan with magenta tips.

Ah got ya. Yeah the UC photo definitely looks a little off from all specimens I have seen. Have never seen one have coralites that red.

 

[larangcon]

Hate it, but this is one that I haven't been able to keep happy. Everything else on the rack? Happy and healthy. Shortcake? Not so much. Can't give up though, I love the color!

There's always a coral a reef keeper is unable to grow or keep alive, yours happened to be the shortcake mine is the red dragon. All my SPS are doing fine, the RD always seemed to just RTN on me all the time.

 

[Andrew S.]

Just got this colony a few days ago. Not sure it's colored up yet I hope for more green base.

 

[Pete polyp]

Just a frag

 

[larangcon]

Just a frag

Looking good Pete, and it's already encrusting the frag rack.

 

[revhtree]

@mdbannister

 

[djbetterly]

@Pete polyp ... That's a beautiful frag!!

 

[KritikaL]

just wondering, what peoples thoughts are if they lost the green in this coral? the red is quite good but the green has gone in my ssc any ideas?

 

[smh254]

just wondering, what peoples thoughts are if they lost the green in this coral? the red is quite good but the green has gone in my ssc any ideas?

If it's anything like red planet acro the more light Brings out the red less light brings out the green.