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Leptogorgia cuspidata is gorgonian that forms upright and bushy colonies.
Branching is sparse in small colonies and much more abundant in larger colonies. Branches arise from a single basal stem, which is usually flattened and conspicuously characterized by longitudinal stripes of dark purple and dark yellow coenenchyma.
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.
Most colonies are dark purple in color and their polyp openings are surrounded by bright yellow rings.
Leptogorgia cuspidata resembles Leptogorgia rigida, Leptogorgia exigua, and Leptogorgia californica in the manner of branching, but the yellow or purple oval rings around the polyp mounds are sufficient to recognize Leptogorgia cuspidata, and to distinguish it from the other species.
Synonym: Gorgonia (Eugorgia) cuspidata (Verrill, 1865)
Branching is sparse in small colonies and much more abundant in larger colonies. Branches arise from a single basal stem, which is usually flattened and conspicuously characterized by longitudinal stripes of dark purple and dark yellow coenenchyma.
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.
Most colonies are dark purple in color and their polyp openings are surrounded by bright yellow rings.
Leptogorgia cuspidata resembles Leptogorgia rigida, Leptogorgia exigua, and Leptogorgia californica in the manner of branching, but the yellow or purple oval rings around the polyp mounds are sufficient to recognize Leptogorgia cuspidata, and to distinguish it from the other species.
Synonym: Gorgonia (Eugorgia) cuspidata (Verrill, 1865)
