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Anemones, mushrooms, and zoanthids

Isaurus

Isaurus tuberculatus

Photo: James D. Reimer, Mamiko Hirose, Peter Wirtz · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

  • Temperature24–27 °C
  • pH8.1–8.4
  • Adult size4 cm
  • Difficulty★★☆☆☆
  • WaterMarine
  • Reef safeYes

Full profile

Type
Zoanthid
Family
Zoanthidae
Origin
Indo-Pacific and Caribbean
Size
2–4 cm polyps
Temperature
24 – 27°C
pH
8.1 – 8.4
Salinity
1.023 – 1.026
Ca / KH / Mg
marine standard
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Light
average
Current
average
Aggressiveness
low
Feeding
photosynthesis
Reef Safe
✅ Yes

Notes: Tuberculate polyps that resemble greenish fingers; they open only at night.

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