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Melithaea japonica is an endemic an predemonatly shallow-water gorgonian that lives on vertical and overhanging rock surfaces. They are distributed on both the Pacific and the Sea of Japan coasts in temperate Japan. The colonies, which exhibit intense hues of red or orange, yellow or pink, grow mostly in one plane and ramify dichotomously.
Recommendation - the coral should be kept in a species-specific tank.
Feeding
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:
Acabaria confusum Moroff, 1902
Acabaria formosum Moroff, 1902
Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865)
Melithaea confusum (Moroff, 1902)
Melithaea densa (Kükenthal, 1908)
Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908)
Melithaea formosum (Moroff, 1902)
Pleurocoralloides confusum Moroff, 1902
Pleurocoralloides formosum Moroff, 1902
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Recommendation - the coral should be kept in a species-specific tank.
Feeding
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:
Acabaria confusum Moroff, 1902
Acabaria formosum Moroff, 1902
Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865)
Melithaea confusum (Moroff, 1902)
Melithaea densa (Kükenthal, 1908)
Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908)
Melithaea formosum (Moroff, 1902)
Pleurocoralloides confusum Moroff, 1902
Pleurocoralloides formosum Moroff, 1902
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