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Anacropora forbesi False Flower Coral

Anacropora forbesi is commonly referred to as False Flower Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:
598 
AphiaID:
212177 
Scientific:
Anacropora forbesi 
German:
Forbes Acropora, Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
False Flower Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals SPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Anacropora (Genus) > forbesi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Ridley, 1884 
Occurrence:
Admiralty Islands, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central Pazific, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Réunion , Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
2 - 25 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Reef slopes, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
77.9 °F - 84.74 °F (25.5°C - 29.3°C) 
Food:
Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Not for beginners 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Vulnerable (VU) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-05 14:50:07 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Anacropora forbesi are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Anacropora forbesi, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Anacropora forbesi, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Anacropora forbesi Ridley, 1884

“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

Characters: Branches are evenly spaced, less than 10 millimetres thick and tapered, with blunt tips. Corallites have slightly prominent lower lips, or the coenosteum is smooth.

Colour: Pale brown with white branch tips.

Habitat: Shallow, usually turbid reef environments and deep water soft substrates. Sometimes also found on exposed upper reef slopes.

Abundance: Uncommon, but more abundant than other Anacropora.

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Veron

Similar Species: Anacropora reticulata and A. puertogalerae

Synonymised names
Anacropora erecta Bernard, 1897 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Anacropora firma Nemenzo & Ferraris, 1982 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Anacropora gracilis Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Anacropora reptans Bernard, 1897 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Anacropora solida Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Früher sehr beliebte, und daher häufig gepflegte, sogenannte Blumentiere, insbesondere aber Korallen der Gattung Acropora, sind heute fast nur noch zu verkaufen, wenn eine besonders schöne Farbform angeboten wird.

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External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Goldenrod Anacropora keeps this Genus in the Spotlight (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”
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Anacropora forbesi (c) “From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
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Husbandry know-how of owners

Scheitan
@Scheitan

am 31.10.10#1
Ich halte diese Koralle seit 6 Monaten in meinem AQ, ehemals 60l, jetzt 200l. Wächst unter starker LED Beleuchtung (braucht viel Licht) sehr sehr schnell, bildet richtig große Wachstumsspitzen und färbt sich unter Blaulicht dezent grün. Eine tolle Koralle - wenn die WW stimmen! Nitrat: 5-10, Phosphat: 0,01-0,1, KH: 8.


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