Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western and Central Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Angola, Chile and US Pacific and Atlantic coastlines.
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coastlines, reef flats, tide pools, and backreef areas
Aquarium Suitability: Rarely seen in the trade, and often simply arrives attached to coral specimens or live rock. Not maintainable for any appreciative length of time and it may be best to simply remove it prior to the specimen it arrived on going into the aquarium. Yet, nice looking, and may be consumed by tangs and some angelfish.
Potential Control Species: Snails: Astraea tectum
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Chromista
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Dictyotales
Family: Dictyotaceae
Genus: Padina
