Acropora robusta

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Common Name
Common name
Binomial Name
Acropora robusta
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
Species: robusta


Common Names

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Characteristics

Description

Information about the body shape, skeletal characteristics, how it appears, colouring etc.

Similar Species

Any species that look similar to this one, that may be mixed up.

Maximum Size

Something about what size the it grows to in the wild, plus in captivity.

Associated Organisms

Anything that lives in symbiosis, parasitic or opportunistically with it.

Behaviour

Notes about what they do, how they interact with others, different species etc.



Captive Care

Tank Size

The size of tank suitable for it, including reasoning behind this judgment.

Water Flow

Type and amount of water flow suitable for it.

Lighting

How much lighting is required for it.

Feeding

What it requires in terms of feeding, type of foods and frequency.

Growth Rate

How quickly it will grow under various conditions.

Diseases

Things that adversely effect it, such as bacterial infections, parasites etc.

Other

Addition things / items that are important for care in captivity.



Series of photographs of it, different scales, different ages etc.



Compatibility

Fish

Does it have any fish that it should not be housed with?

Coral

Does it have coral that it is not compatible with?

Invertebrate

Is it compatible with other invertebrates such as molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms?



Reproduction

How it reproduces, how suitable it is to breeding or captive propagation, techniques on how to etc.



Local Ecology

Distribution

Which oceans and reefs it is found.

Habitat

Where it is found on the natural reefs, the reef zone.



Additional Information

Some additional notes on it that don't fit in the above sections.



Resources

  • Link to Fishbase or other appropriate website with further details
  • Link to online magazine articles dealing with this species, genus, or family.
  • Details of book or journal article with information on it.



References