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Aquarium
Care Information |
Scientific Name: Halimeda
Incrassata
Common Name: Halimeda
Origin: Atlantic,
Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico
Depth Collected: 3-40 Feet
Maximum Height : 8"
Growth Rate: Moderate
Light: Moderate
to High
Temperature: 76-86
Propagation: Fragmentation,
Sporulation
Difficulty: Easy
Food Value:
Not Palatable Nutrient Uptake:
Fair Flow
Rate: Moderate
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A
heavily calcified algae that is abundant in shallow habitats to 40
feet deep. It features stiff, segmented fronds that are irregular
and flat shaped. It grows in different forms, some forming large
clumps and others with just 5-6 branches. Mature plants can grow
as tall as 8" or so, but most will stay small in an aquarium.
A large cluster of rhizoids holds the plant upright
and securely in the substrate. The large base (rhizoids) can
extend several inches below the substrate, where
"shoots" form new plants from the parent colony. When
conditions are favorable in the aquarium, this species will
reproduce rapidly by producing new plants near the base. Like
many of the calcareous algae that grow exclusively in substrate,
it needs a deep sand bed of 4" or more. Calcium
supplementation is needed and will provide optimum growth of up to
1" per day. Not palatable to fish or invertebrates.
