you mean montipora capricornis or monit cap (the shorten version).
Family | Genus | Species : Acroporidae | Montipora | capricornis
Common Names : Leaf coral, Vase coral, Leaf Plate Coral, Whorled Montipora, Monti Cap
Care Level : Could be considered easy to moderately difficult to keep. This could be considered a good candidate for a first venture into SPS coral keeping.
pH : 8.1 - 8.4
Temperature : 75°F - 80°F (24°C - 27°C)
Water Hardness : 8° to 12° dH
Calcium : 400 - 420 ppm
Origin / Habitat : Indo-Pacific, Fiji, Solomon Islands, often found in mid to shallow water levels.
Temperament / Behavior : Rather peaceful but grows relatively quickly and may end up shading corals placed below it.
How to Frag : Easy to frag. You can break of a piece (using your hands with gloves on) and affix it to a reef plug with super glue or other saltwater aquarium safe bonding material. The donor coral should recover just fine after fragmentation if kept in good conditions. After fragging, provide good to excellent water conditions with similar lighting and the coral frags should grow at a nice pace.
Food : Feeding is not necessary. It should get most of what it needs from the water column and via the zooxanthellae in it's tissues.
Light : Moderate to High lighting levels are required. T5's, VHO's or Metal Halides are recommended.
Water Movement : Moderate to high and turbulent flows are good.
References / Recommended Reading :
- Borneman, Eric (2004). Aquarium Corals, Selection Husbandry and Natural History. T.F.H. Publications
- Calfo, Anthony (2007), Second Edition, Book of Coral Propagation. Reading Trees Publications.
- Sprung, Julian (1999), Corals: A Quick Reference Guide. Ricordea Publishing.