Acropora tenuis

(Dana, 1846)

Purple Tipped Acropora

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

General Husbandry: See Acropora aculeus for suggested aquarium husbandry.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Acroporidae

Genus: Acropora

FYI: In the wild, forms clump-like growths that are sometimes yellow, cream, green or blue, and with corallites a contrasting color.

Cultured specimens exist in the trade that exhibit bright colors, therefore ask under what PAR conditions it was grown in, so you may continue to see it maintain its health/colors!