Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln
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Leptogorgia ruberrima (W. Koch, 1886)
Leptogorgia ruberrima is an intensely red-colored and tree-like gorgonian that is covered with small anemone-like polyps, each with eight tentacles.
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.
At greater depths, azooxanthellate corals also benefit from so-called marine snow, an organic particle “rain”.
The fan-like coral is found on stones, rocks or other solid, hard substrates.
We are not aware of any imports of this coral, although it is quite conceivable that it could be kept by truly experienced aquarists (regular active feeding).
Synonymised names
Eumuricea rugosa Thomson, 1927 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gorgonia ruberrima W. Koch, 1886 · unaccepted (original combination)
Leptogorgia monodi Stiasny, 1937 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leptogorgia ruberrima is an intensely red-colored and tree-like gorgonian that is covered with small anemone-like polyps, each with eight tentacles.
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.
At greater depths, azooxanthellate corals also benefit from so-called marine snow, an organic particle “rain”.
The fan-like coral is found on stones, rocks or other solid, hard substrates.
We are not aware of any imports of this coral, although it is quite conceivable that it could be kept by truly experienced aquarists (regular active feeding).
Synonymised names
Eumuricea rugosa Thomson, 1927 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gorgonia ruberrima W. Koch, 1886 · unaccepted (original combination)
Leptogorgia monodi Stiasny, 1937 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
