Bioluminescence

[thesaiyans]

Are candy cane coral, brain maze coral, elephant ear, and bleeding sour apple corals bioluminescent or florescent?

If none of them are either please elaborate...
Or are there any corals that are bioluminescent, if so which ones?
My husband and I have a halide light for our coral and we're having a debate hahah. Here's some pics of some of our tank just for fun and enjoyment.

 

[flampton]

Corals are fluorescent. Bioluminescence is were the animal produces light. There are bioluminescent marine animals but no bioluminescent corals. Think firefly, if your lights were off and stuff was glowing that's bioluminescence

 

[thesaiyans]

Corals are fluorescent. Bioluminescence is were the animal produces light. There are bioluminescent marine animals but no bioluminescent corals. Think firefly, if your lights were off and stuff was glowing that's bioluminescence

Thank you so much! I won haha.

 

[robbyg]

There are bioluminescent critters called dinoflagellates that are found in a few places around the world. I have had the experience of Swimming in the water at night with them and they light up all the water around you when you swim. The neatest things is that you can see fish swimming in the water with a glow around them.

Here is a stock photo of what the water looks like when your in a moving boat.

 

[thesaiyans]

There are bioluminescent critters called dinoflagellates that are found in a few places around the world. I have had the experience of Swimming in the water at night with them and they light up all the water around you when you swim. The neatest things is that you can see fish swimming in the water with a glow around them.

Here is a stock photo of what the water looks like when your in a moving boat.

Yes I've seen the plankton in Florida waters online, I wish we could experience it. We just have Texan fireflies hahaha.