Tunicates

[Subsea]

My acros do that as well when I stir up detritus in the tank, they’re mesenterial filaments I believe. I haven’t figured out yet if the corals are angry or if it’s some kind of response to stimulus. They don’t do it when I feed the fish, it’s only when I stir up the stuff under the racks in the tank. Good observations for sure.

What do you feed your fish?

I buy mussels live from seafood market, they keep about a week. When I dice them up and feed the fish, everybody gets mussels live gut bacteria and the feathers come out. I especially enjoyed the dance of the Sea Apple.

 

[Subsea]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/25-year-old-75g-jaubert-plenum-on-top-with-30g-ecosystem-mud-macro.421526/#post-4918020

The dance of the Sea Apple

 

[fish_collector]

What do you feed your fish?

I buy mussels live from seafood market, they keep about a week. When I dice them up and feed the fish, everybody gets mussels live gut bacteria and the feathers come out. I especially enjoyed the dance of the Sea Apple.

I feed the fish a mix of unrinsed frozen Hikari foods like mysis, spirulina brine, ocean plankton, red worms etc. They get nori daily and flakes once in a while as well as Seaweed Extreme pellets, the foxface and blue tang get most of the pellets before they hit the sand. Their growth, color, behavior and immune systems are all healthy.

I've been meaning to pay a visit to my local Asian market to pick up some fresh shellfish for them, now that you mentioned it I'll go this week.

But yeah, no mesenterial filaments from the acros when I feed, it's only when I stir up detritus. What are your thoughts on that?

And as a side note, I would love to set up a 10g tank with a few lbs of the uncured Australian live rock that's available now and focus on culturing what grows on the rocks. That in itself is just as fascinating as a tank full of corals. In my sps frag system, all of my rock is more or less in the dark in the sump, I can spend hours with a flashlight looking at all of the sponges and things that grow down there.

 

[Elisabeth GER]

May I use some of your pictures to promote interest in filter feeders in marine ecosystems.

Hi Patrick,

Since keeping Azoo animals is very difficult and there is very little information available on the subject, we should connect to share our successes and failures.

My goal is to improve the living conditions for our animals.

Unfortunately, the colors of Azoo animals are so alluring that they encourage people to buy them.

Personally, I’m happy to see more Azoo animal enthusiasts. However, before buying, it should be clear just how much work these animals require.

Reef tanks are deadly for the vast majority of Azoo animals.

With my articles, I want to help expand knowledge, and I describe as accurately as possible how I care for my animals.

If you want to publish photos, feel free to do so, but be sure to highlight the difficulties to be expected. A species-specific tank is almost always necessary.

Unfortunately, I don’t have time to translate all my articles. The quality of my English texts is certainly not good.

Best regards, Elisabeth

 

[Elisabeth GER]

Hallo Patrick,

Da die Haltung von Azoo-Tieren sehr schwierig ist und es nur sehr wenige Informationen zu diesem Thema gibt, sollten wir uns austauschen, um unsere Erfolge und Misserfolge zu teilen.

Mein Ziel ist es, die Lebensbedingungen unserer Tiere zu verbessern.

Leider sind die Farben der Azoo-Tiere so verführerisch, dass sie die Menschen zum Kauf animieren.

Ich persönlich freue mich über den wachsenden Zuwachs an Azoo-Fans. Vor dem Kauf sollte man sich jedoch darüber im Klaren sein, wie viel Arbeit diese Tiere erfordern.

Riffaquarien sind für die überwiegende Mehrheit der Azoo-Tiere tödlich.

Mit meinen Artikeln möchte ich dazu beitragen, Wissen zu erweitern, und ich beschreibe so genau wie möglich, wie ich meine Tiere pflege.

Wenn Sie Fotos veröffentlichen möchten, können Sie das gerne tun, sollten aber unbedingt auf die zu erwartenden Schwierigkeiten hinweisen. Ein artgerechtes Aquarium ist fast immer notwendig.

Leider fehlt mir die Zeit, alle meine Artikel zu übersetzen. Die Qualität meiner englischen Texte ist sicherlich nicht gut.

Herzliche Grüße, Elisabeth

 

[Elisabeth GER]

How far from the Baltic Sea are you?

It's 500–600 km to the Baltic Sea.

It's 700 km to Munich.

I live on the Dutch border in Germany.

 

[Elisabeth GER]

PS: By any chance, do you know Hans Werner. Your technical skills and his expertise in marine science should have come together.

I don’t know Mr. Hans-Werner Balling personally, but I have heard several of his lectures.

 

[Subsea]

I don’t know Mr. Hans-Werner Balling personally, but I have heard several of his lectures.

While I have never meet Hans, we have exchanged PM’s on this website as I soaked up some of his knowledge. That might make me a sponge.

Seize the day,
Patrick

 

[Elisabeth GER]

While I have never meet Hans, we have exchanged PM’s on this website as I soaked up some of his knowledge. That might make me a sponge.

Seize the day,
Patrick

I believe Hans-Werner is a developer at “Tropic Marin” for a wide variety of products; he certainly has a wealth of knowledge.

 

[Subsea]

I believe Hans-Werner is a developer at “Tropic Marin” for a wide variety of products; he certainly has a wealth of knowledge.

We normally discussed reef husbandry & products from Tropic Marine. The last time @Hans-Werner & I spoke was this past Rose Monday, the last day of fasching. I vividly remember celebrating the seasons as a young man. The Octoberfest in Munich was a sight to behold.

Hans,
This young lady is a testament of excellence. I suspect, she is a student of yours.
Patrick

 

[Subsea]

Hi Patrick,

Since keeping Azoo animals is very difficult and there is very little information available on the subject, we should connect to share our successes and failures.

My goal is to improve the living conditions for our animals.

Unfortunately, the colors of Azoo animals are so alluring that they encourage people to buy them.

Personally, I’m happy to see more Azoo animal enthusiasts. However, before buying, it should be clear just how much work these animals require.

Reef tanks are deadly for the vast majority of Azoo animals.

With my articles, I want to help expand knowledge, and I describe as accurately as possible how I care for my animals.

If you want to publish photos, feel free to do so, but be sure to highlight the difficulties to be expected. A species-specific tank is almost always necessary.

Unfortunately, I don’t have time to translate all my articles. The quality of my English texts is certainly not good.

Best regards, Elisabeth

I so much enjoy following European reefers for in depth husbandry techniques that more closely reflect my “old school” reefing philosophy: @Beuchat, @Lasse are both gurus that I follow.

I will see if I can master translator apps to read your articles. However, today is occupied with a civic responsibility to report for jury duty.

 

[Paul B]

However, today is occupied with a civic responsibility to report for jury duty.

I don't have to go any more. I'm too old.

 

[Subsea]

I just did talk with clerk of court and found out the same thing.

I don't have to go any more. I'm too old.

 

[Subsea]

I feed the fish a mix of unrinsed frozen Hikari foods like mysis, spirulina brine, ocean plankton, red worms etc. They get nori daily and flakes once in a while as well as Seaweed Extreme pellets, the foxface and blue tang get most of the pellets before they hit the sand. Their growth, color, behavior and immune systems are all healthy.

I've been meaning to pay a visit to my local Asian market to pick up some fresh shellfish for them, now that you mentioned it I'll go this week.

But yeah, no mesenterial filaments from the acros when I feed, it's only when I stir up detritus. What are your thoughts on that?

And as a side note, I would love to set up a 10g tank with a few lbs of the uncured Australian live rock that's available now and focus on culturing what grows on the rocks. That in itself is just as fascinating as a tank full of corals. In my sps frag system, all of my rock is more or less in the dark in the sump, I can spend hours with a flashlight looking at all of the sponges and things that grow down there.

I know zero about acros or SPS. With the exception of sweeper/stinging tentacles expanding territory, I thought all other extensions of feathers, flags & tubes were a feeding response.
Do acros capture food like sea apples or Spaghetti worms?

As a survival technique, most marine organisms have more than one feeding strategy.