Melithaea bicolor Acabaria bicolor

Melithaea bicoloris commonly referred to as Acabaria bicolor. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Keoki & Yuko Okano Stender, Hawaii

copyright George "Keoki" Stener , Hawaii

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AphiaID:: 746484

Scientific:: Melithaea bicolor
German:: Seefächer
English:: Acabaria Bicolor

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Melithaeidae (Family) > Melithaea (Genus) > bicolor (Species)
Initial determination:: (Nutting, ), 1908

Occurrence:: Hawaii
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 22,7 °F - 26,6 °F (22,7°C - 26,6°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Brachionus, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown