The Slime Time Montipora Digitata is one of our most unique and favorite SPS corals! Being a Digitata, the Slime Time has a upward branching growth pattern. That is determined by intensity of flow as its growing. It will not only grow branches that grow up and out, but encrust downwards first before doing so. Since the Slime Time Montipora Digitata is grafted, it has streaks and splotches of vibrant orange all throughout its traditional neon green base! This makes for a show stopping coloration that will definitely stand out under bright blue lighting!
Montipora get the majority of their nutrients through broadcast feeding in the water column and their symbiotic zooxanthellae, but will benefit from occasional spot feeding with finer foods, such as zooplankton and phytoplankton. Especially Digitata, as they are entirely covered in small extended polyps. Montipora are not considered to be aggressive towards other corals, but will compete for space if need be as it grows.
Being a hardier SPS coral, it is very popular amongst a wide variety of hobbyists, as it closely resembles an Acropora’s structure, without the expert level difficulty. Place Montipora Digitata in high light near the top portion of your tank along with moderate to high water flow, and watch it flourish!
These are stock photos and videos, not the exact coral you will receive. Each Egg Crate square behind the coral is 0.5×0.5″ approximately.
