Anyone know something about "Phoronis architecta"?

[LadAShark]

Phoronis architecta is being sold at http://www.gulfspecimen.org/specimen/phoronida/
And I'm considering getring one, but I honestly don't know what it requires to survive. Can anyone help me with this?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I don't know anything about them.

 

[mtfish]

Here is some information I found.

http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/phoronida.html

 

[LadAShark]

Here is some information I found.

http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/phoronida.html

That's some good info about the genus.
I assume they are a filter feeder? And they might perhaps eat brine/mysis/rotifers/phytoplankton?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I wonder how fast they propagate. The only concern I would have is their ability to secrete/create their own tubes and their propensity to coil around each other. If they reproduced rapidly, I could see a possible issue with cementing your substrate. That wouldn't stop me from trying them, just be aware.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

http://paleopolis.rediris.es/Phoronida/EMIG/REPRINTS/233.pdf

 

[LadAShark]

I wonder how fast they propagate. The only concern I would have is their ability to secrete/create their own tubes and their propensity to coil around each other. If they reproduced rapidly, I could see a possible issue with cementing your substrate. That wouldn't stop me from trying them, just be aware.

Yes, I would worry about that. I don't think that it would propagate quickly, but you can never be certain. I wonder if it stings though? If so it can't be kept in a coral or even fish tank. Sorry sharkies, no deforations for you x.x

 

[LadAShark]

http://paleopolis.rediris.es/Phoronida/EMIG/REPRINTS/233.pdf

Good information! They're quite beautiful so I would really want one :/

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-12/rs/index.htm

They can't sting

You need to feed them plankton to keep them, and they require a deep sand bed.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

If you get one, you'll have to share pictures and let us know what you observe!

 

[LadAShark]

If you get one, you'll have to share pictures and let us know what you observe!

Will definitely do so if I do! Think is, I'm planning to get some things from gulfspecimens (and I believe I do have a way to do so), but they require a $70 minimum purchase. I intend to get a sea robin, a "remora" Echeneis naucrates, a batfish (maybe— they are anglers), and then some. I hope it goes well when I get my tank setup ;P

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Like a Walking Batfish? They are awesome, but they kind of require a specialized tank. They have this horrible habit of rubbing their rostrum against the glass, to the point of breaking the skin integrity and succumbing to infection. One thing people do, is the black out the bottom 4-6" of the tank, so they can't see out over it, to try and combat this behavior. The setup is one of those wide open sandy bottom ones. In the wild you'll see them scurrying around the open waters.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I just noticed the other planned fish. You probably already have this all planned out which such an interesting stocklist.

 

[LadAShark]

Like a Walking Batfish? They are awesome, but they kind of require a specialized tank. They have this horrible habit of rubbing their rostrum against the glass, to the point of breaking the skin integrity and succumbing to infection. One thing people do, is the black out the bottom 4-6" of the tank, so they can't see out over it, to try and combat this behavior. The setup is one of those wide open sandy bottom ones. In the wild you'll see them scurrying around the open waters.

That's good advice, that I needed. I was looking around for more information about them, and I was about to call them up to ask. That should be no problem for one of the tanks I'm going to build, although I won't be putting him in my main tank since that is the case.

I just noticed the other planned fish. You probably already have this all planned out which such an interesting stocklist.

Yes ;P
I'm trying to get a pretty wide variety of species in a predator tank. I think it's going to be awesome. I was going to also throw in a horse conch if it wasn't for the fact that he would eat any of the heavily armored cleanup crew I can get. How unfortunate :/ i wanted a huge orange snail that grows to 2"
Perhaps I might be able to pair him with the batfish in some sort of pool in the future.