zooxanthellae

[sebnuage]

I have reasons to believe that in my aquarium,somehow, corals have shared zooxanthellae’s.
Can anyone back this up with info?

 

[T-J]

I found this from the coral Wiki. Since young corals obtain algae from the environment, I suppose it's possible. NOTE: I'm not a marine biologist. Just an internet reefer.

"Typically, each polyp harbors one species of alga, and coral species show a preference for Symbiodinium. Young corals are not born with zooxanthellae, but acquire the algae from the surrounding environment, including the water column and local sediment."

 

[sebnuage]

I found this from the coral Wiki. Since young corals obtain algae from the environment, I suppose it's possible. NOTE: I'm not a marine biologist. Just an internet reefer.

"Typically, each polyp harbors one species of alga, and coral species show a preference for Symbiodinium. Young corals are not born with zooxanthellae, but acquire the algae from the surrounding environment, including the water column and local sediment."

I can actually see zooxanthellae transfer "on" one of my corals from a polyp to another, i'll try to get a picture

 

[SantaMonica]

Zoox is really neat, especially if it glows in the dark.