Dr. Odalisca Breedy, Panama
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Breedy & Guzman, 2016
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.
Very special thanks for the first photo of Muricea subtilis to Dr.Odalisca Breedy (University of Costa Rica and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama.
Dr. Breedy ahs taken several photos of this new gorgonian coral along the north and central Pacific coast, from Santa Elena Bay to the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica in a depth of 30 to 53 meters.
Colour: Whitish to pale yellow.
Habitat: Mud-sandy substrate along the outer part of Nicoya Gulf, together with other octocoral species such as Muricea fruticosa Verrill, 1869; Pacifigorgia senta Breedy & Guzman, 2003
Some branches of Muricea subtilis were devoid of polyps, probably eaten by worms.
Spource:
A new Muricea species (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia) from the eastern tropical Pacific
ZooKeys 629: 1-10 (07 Nov 2016)
Authors: Dr. Odalisca Breedy, Dr. Hector M. Guzman
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.
Very special thanks for the first photo of Muricea subtilis to Dr.Odalisca Breedy (University of Costa Rica and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama.
Dr. Breedy ahs taken several photos of this new gorgonian coral along the north and central Pacific coast, from Santa Elena Bay to the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica in a depth of 30 to 53 meters.
Colour: Whitish to pale yellow.
Habitat: Mud-sandy substrate along the outer part of Nicoya Gulf, together with other octocoral species such as Muricea fruticosa Verrill, 1869; Pacifigorgia senta Breedy & Guzman, 2003
Some branches of Muricea subtilis were devoid of polyps, probably eaten by worms.
Spource:
A new Muricea species (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia) from the eastern tropical Pacific
ZooKeys 629: 1-10 (07 Nov 2016)
Authors: Dr. Odalisca Breedy, Dr. Hector M. Guzman
