What is a Dendro coral?
The Dendro Coral is considered one of the most popular corals within the LPS (Large Polyp Stony Coral) category, which also includes Favites Corals and Goniopora Coral. This species of coral is a non-photosynthetic, therefore will need to be fed on a regular basis and require no lighting.
What is non photosynthetic coral?
Non photosynthetic corals (NPS) are some of the most unique corals you will ever see. They have the most odd shapes, textures, and cryptic behaviors. Their other name, azooxanthelle, suggests that their zooxanthelle is absent. Because these corals do not photosynthesize, they need to receive their energy from food.
What is the most expensive coral?
Mushroom Polyp
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Can corals walk?
The free-living Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia corals include two species that are commonly called walking corals. These corals are able to move across the sand at lightning speed (for a coral, anyways), covering a few meters of territory in a day.
Should I Feed My coral?
Research shows that corals that are fed actually photosynthesize twice as much as non-fed corals do. In this mix you will find, artemia, copepods, rotifers, mysis, and lots of other microscopic critters that benefit corals in their natural environment. This is the most beneficial food you can feed your corals.
Is coral farming profitable?
Coral farming is a rewarding and profitable business endeavor, which, at certain levels, supplies beautiful living additions to fish tanks of all sizes. In larger, more commercial, open water settings, coral farming helps replenish ocean reefs around the world.
Is coral hard to keep?
Is it difficult to keep corals? Yes, some are quite hard to keep but some are not at all difficult. If you’re really interested in keeping corals you will need to get used to doing research on the corals you’re interested in keeping.
What are free living coral?
What kind of coral is the walking dendro?
The Walking Dendro (Heteropsammia cochlea) is a truly unique oddball in the coral world. Inside the coral lives a commenal Sipunculid worm which moves it around the sand bed as it forages for food. Rarely seen and amazing to watch, this coral is roughly 3/4″+.
What kind of coral has no zooxanthellae?
Common names for Dendrophyllia are large sun coral or cup coral paired with their color. They do not contain zooxanthellae, and are found worldwide in both tropical and temperate oceans. They are mostly imported from Indonesia.
Why are walking dendros called Walking dendrites?
The Walking Dendro, scientific name Heteropsammia cochlea, are so called because they frequently move about the substrate. This is the action of a symbiotic peanut worm living at the base of the coral. Please see below for additional care tips for Walking Dendros as well as checking out our Top 5 Tips for setting up a reef.
What kind of light do walking Denro need?
Walking Denro can be kept under a variety of light conditions ranging from dim to medium-high lighting. Here at Tidal Gardens, we rarely have them under bright light. Rather we keep them under very low light T5 bulbs and relatively low light LED’s.