Show me your Sponge!

Extract1ng · Oct 2, 2023

I'd love to see everyones sea sponges they keep. I recently seen some amazing marine blue sponges and it made me wonder how many people actually enjoy them in their tank! Post a pic if you have one and would like to share

Any place to actually purchase them?

Seansea · Oct 2, 2023

Curious about this myself. Tried some before but my dwarf angel has a serious taste for them

Birdman Broham · Oct 2, 2023

Extract1ng said:
I'd love to see everyones sea sponges they keep. I recently seen some amazing marine blue sponges and it made me wonder how many people actually enjoy them in their tank!

Any place to actually purchase them?

Support your local fish stores

shakacuz · Oct 2, 2023

i’ve been looking for where i can order a blue sponge for my DT

Extract1ng · Oct 2, 2023

Birdman Broham said:
Support your local fish stores

Only one relatively close LFS and they don't have much saltwater stock

Subsea · Oct 2, 2023

I have ornamental and cryptic sponges in numerous systems.

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Get ornamental sponges, macro algae and snails from GulfCoast Ecosystem:

Red Finger Sponge (Ptilocaulis sp.)

An attractive red colored sponge that grows vertically. This species is highly variable in branching. We typically collect smaller specimens as they seem to do better in the aquarium. All sponges are filter feeders and should only be placed in established aquariums with plenty of live food available. Do not expose directly to the air as the drying out of any tissue will often kill the sponge. Single specimens are approx 5-8" tal

Red Ball Sponge (Psuedaxinella lunaecharta)

This species of encrusting red colored sponge features smooth, irregular shaped forms that are attached to rocks and hard bottom. We collect smaller specimens as they seem to do better in the aquarium. All sponges are filter feeders and should only be placed in established aquariums with plenty of live food available. Do not expose directly to the air as the drying out of any tissue will often kill the sponge. We offer single specimens ranging in size from 2-4" in diameter.
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Elephant Ear Sponge (Agelas clathrodes)

This species of orange colored sponge features smooth, ruffled lobes resembling ears. They are very compact and each has a different and unique shape. We collect smaller specimens as they seem to do better in the aquarium. All sponges are filter feeders and should only be placed in established aquariums with plenty of live food available. Do not expose directly to the air as the drying out of any tissue will often kill the sponge. We offer single specimens ranging in size from 2-4" in diameter.
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Yellow Ball Sponge (Cinachyra alloclada)

The yellow balls sponge features a crater like surface with irregular shaped holes. This particular sponge is fairly hardy in the aquarium. We collect smaller specimens as they seem to do better in the aquarium. All sponges are filter feeders and should only be placed in established aquariums with plenty of live food available. Do not expose directly to the air as it can block the feeding passage and will often kill the sponge. We offer single specimens ranging in size from 3-4" in diameter.

Purple Photosynthetic Sponge

This species of encrusting sponge has an attractive purple color with a slight iridescent sheen. It's photosynthetic and very hardy in the aquarium once established. It grows in interesting shapes and can be safely handled out of the water for short durations. It can be glued to almost any surface and will soon attach and grow. The sponge does have a few predators including many species of urchins. This particular species is from the Pacific and is grown in our facility. We ship a small frag (about 1") sized specimen.

I can recommend all but their photosynthetic purple sponge.

This is my youngest at 2 years and smallest at 30G mixed garden “sponge tank”.