{"id":298,"date":"2021-07-10T16:44:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T16:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=298"},"modified":"2021-07-10T16:44:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T16:44:01","slug":"udotea-flabellum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=298","title":{"rendered":"Udotea flabellum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mermaidsfan1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299\" width=\"333\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mermaidsfan1.jpg 308w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mermaidsfan1-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 85vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A calcareous algae that is very popular in the aquarium. It features a broad, dark green, fan shaped top that can grow as large as 12&#8243; or more. A cluster of rhizoids holds the plant upright and securely in the substrate. The large base (rhizoids) can extend several inches below the substrate, where &#8220;shoots&#8221; 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&#8243; or more. Calcium supplementation is needed and will provide optimum growth of up to 1&#8243; per day. Not palatable to fish or invertebrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mermaidsfan2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-300\" width=\"350\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mermaidsfan2.jpg 366w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mermaidsfan2-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 85vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific Name:<em> Udotea flabellum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Name: Mermaid&#8217;s Fan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Origin: Atlantic, Caribbean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depth Collected: 3-60 Feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximum Height : 12&#8243;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth Rate: Moderate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light: Moderate to High<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperature: 76-86<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Propagation: Fragmentation, Sporulation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Difficulty: Easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Value: Not Palatable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nutrient Uptake: Fair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flow Rate: Moderate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A calcareous algae that is very popular in the aquarium. It features a broad, dark green, fan shaped top that can grow as large as 12&#8243; or more. A cluster of rhizoids holds the plant upright and securely in the substrate. The large base (rhizoids) can extend several inches below the substrate, where &#8220;shoots&#8221; form &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=298\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Udotea flabellum&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calcareous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}