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The coenenchym of this black coral is brown-greenish with white polyps, their polyps have thick, massive tentacles, which is especially true for the sagittal tentacles.
About three polyps are located along one cm.
When the polyps are stretched out, the tentacles are long with rounded tips. When they are stretched out, the tentacles are long with rounded tips
The polyps measure up to 3 mm in diameter and their mutual distance varies up to 4.5 mm.
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.
Literature reference
Terrana, Lucas & Bo, Marzia & Opresko, Dennis & Eeckhaut, Igor. (2020).
Shallow-water black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa Anthozoa: Blumentiere : Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) from SW Madagascar.
Zootaxa. 4826. 10.11646/zootaxa.4826.1.1.
About three polyps are located along one cm.
When the polyps are stretched out, the tentacles are long with rounded tips. When they are stretched out, the tentacles are long with rounded tips
The polyps measure up to 3 mm in diameter and their mutual distance varies up to 4.5 mm.
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.
Literature reference
Terrana, Lucas & Bo, Marzia & Opresko, Dennis & Eeckhaut, Igor. (2020).
Shallow-water black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa Anthozoa: Blumentiere : Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) from SW Madagascar.
Zootaxa. 4826. 10.11646/zootaxa.4826.1.1.
