zooxanthellae

Symbiodinium (zooxanthellae) extracted from a E. quadricolor and T. Squamosa respectively. Cultured in much the same manner as phytoplankton. These dinoflagellates live symbiotically within corals. - recover coral bleaching - alternative microalgae feed - corals are a bit more receptive to...

Hello Everyone, I am doing a science research project in Highschool. I am currently working on creating a project outline on extracting the symbiodinium from samples of Aiptasia Pallida and introducing said symbiodinium to bleached zoanthid fragments. With the hopes of reviving the fragments...

Hey guys, i’ve been getting this browny slimy coating over my glass but predominantly where my zoa is. I initially thought it was the zooxanthellae since it was sort of similar in colour, but now it’s in many more places. It comes right off when i clean the glass, but anyone have an idea to what...

Hello there, I'm trying to extract and culture zooxanthellae. i know its possible. I have large amounts of Pulsing Xenia, which has a good concertation of zooxanthellae. Anyone tried it before? I've got some lab equipment for the process. Does anyone know a regular microalgae (phytoplankton)...

So everyone told me buying a bleached anemone was a waste of time and money but I just had to try to save it, and wanted to educate people on what I did so maybe it can help save more. I know the video footage isn't the greatest, but this project has inspired me to want to start doing a YouTube...

Hello there R2R community! I bought a Black Widow BTA about a week ago and the colors on it are really stunning. However, when I first received the BTA, the mouth was gaping open and expelling brown sludge. I drip acclimated the anemone for about two hours and then placed it in an acclimation...

It seems that the general consensus is that coral's zooxanthellae utilize nitrates for coral growth, coloring, etc. But on average, is there some sort of chart or general knowledge about how many nitrates corals can pull from the water in a given amount of time? For instance, One Polyp of...

So my Maui Wowie Zoanthids are touching my Everlasting Gobstopper Zoanthids, the Maui’s are blue/greenish and the Gobstopper are pink. I noticed that the newest Maui Polyp has hints of pink, it looks a lot more pink in person, but if you look at the picture, you can see there’s quite a...

Hi, recently i bought a kessil light and everything has been growing like a dream but today after a water change my oldest zoanthid polyps were vomiting their zooxanthellae. These zoanthids everyday get better and better coloration. I suspect its from too much light. Is this normal? Should i...

Just moved my duncan to a different spot this morning. I came back this afternoon to this. Mouth is hard to see but looks opened up. I have other duncans close by that are doing just fine. And I didn't move him far from where he was. Maybe 5 inches. This particular duncan had been acting strange...

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Hello everyone!! this is my first post here. I have a 75 gallon reef tank that has been running for 3 months. There are no fish in this tank yet but there are 10 hermits, 10 nassarius snail, two mushroom frags, GSP, and two zooanthid frags. The lighting on my tank is a 48 inch Coral-Life HO T5...

Hi folk, Is it normal for corals to expel zooxanthellae occasionally? The reason I'm asking is because sometimes my coral will expel their zooxanthellae like once every two weeks or a month. The other finding is my coral will turn a little pale compares when it's first introduced from the LFS...

Let me start by stating that I am a 5th grade teacher and my whole science curriculum is biology, including believe it or not, a very small section on coral. However, this in no way, shape, or form makes me any kind of expert on anything, just very passionate, especially when glaring scientific...