Javier Santiago Caamaño, Spanien
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Very special thanks for the first photos of Spinimuricea atlantica to Javier Santiago Caamaño and Antonio de la Linde, Spain.
Colonies of Spinimuricea atlantica are generally sparsely branched and brownish white and has elongated polyps.
Spinimuricea atlantica differs from Spinimuricea klavereni by being more branched and by the presence of branched sclerites in the coenenchyma.
Spinimuricea atlantica lives on soft soils.
Recommendation - the coral should be kept in a species-specific tank.
Feeding
The majority of gorgonians do not have zooxanthellae and do not live off light. Azooxanthellate gorgonians do not host symbiotic algae that produce nutrients and energy through photosynthesis.
The pumps should be switched off before feeding. In order for the gorgonian to survive in the aquarium, each individual polyp must be fed sufficiently, i.e. daily or 3-4 times a week. Without feeding, the gorgonian will not survive in the aquarium. The polyps need a certain amount of time to absorb the food (granules or dust food (Ultramarin, Cyclop Eeze) or frozen food (lobster eggs, mysis)). If shrimp and fish are present, they will try to steal the food, so it is essential to feed these cohabitants beforehand.
Newly introduced gorgonian sticks can be stimulated with a liquid food, e.g., PolypLab Polyp, to encourage the individual polyps to open. Only then can feeding be carried out.
The better the individual polyps take up the food provided, the better the growth and reproduction rates will be.
Azooxanthellate corals eat suspensions, marine snow, microplankton, and other organic matter, which is their natural food.
Synonyms:
Acanthogorgia atlantica Johnson, 1862
Echinomuricea atlantica (Johnson, 1862)
Paramuricea atlantica (Johnson, 1862)
Colonies of Spinimuricea atlantica are generally sparsely branched and brownish white and has elongated polyps.
Spinimuricea atlantica differs from Spinimuricea klavereni by being more branched and by the presence of branched sclerites in the coenenchyma.
Spinimuricea atlantica lives on soft soils.
Recommendation - the coral should be kept in a species-specific tank.
Feeding
The majority of gorgonians do not have zooxanthellae and do not live off light. Azooxanthellate gorgonians do not host symbiotic algae that produce nutrients and energy through photosynthesis.
The pumps should be switched off before feeding. In order for the gorgonian to survive in the aquarium, each individual polyp must be fed sufficiently, i.e. daily or 3-4 times a week. Without feeding, the gorgonian will not survive in the aquarium. The polyps need a certain amount of time to absorb the food (granules or dust food (Ultramarin, Cyclop Eeze) or frozen food (lobster eggs, mysis)). If shrimp and fish are present, they will try to steal the food, so it is essential to feed these cohabitants beforehand.
Newly introduced gorgonian sticks can be stimulated with a liquid food, e.g., PolypLab Polyp, to encourage the individual polyps to open. Only then can feeding be carried out.
The better the individual polyps take up the food provided, the better the growth and reproduction rates will be.
Azooxanthellate corals eat suspensions, marine snow, microplankton, and other organic matter, which is their natural food.
Synonyms:
Acanthogorgia atlantica Johnson, 1862
Echinomuricea atlantica (Johnson, 1862)
Paramuricea atlantica (Johnson, 1862)
