Jania adhaerens Finely forked coraline

Jania adhaerens is commonly referred to as Finely forked coraline. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika

Jania adhaerens (Finely forked coraline)

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Scientific:: Jania adhaerens
German:: Rotalge
English:: Finely Forked Coraline

Category:: Red algae

Family tree:: Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Corallinales (Order) > Corallinaceae (Family) > Jania (Genus) > adhaerens (Species)
Initial determination:: J.V.Lamouroux, 1816

Occurrence:: South-Africa
Sea depth:: 1 - 20 Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 2.36" (2cm - 6cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Photosynthesis, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

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Not evaluated

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-07-20 10:52:35
Last edit:: 2019-07-20 10:57:01

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Jania adhaerens (Finely forked coraline)

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