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Welcoming Thanksgiving guests: What hosts do you keep in your tank?
There are many types of symbiotic relationships that occur within our reef aquariums such as anemones and clownfish, coral and zooxanthellae, pistol shrimp and gobies, cleaner shrimp and fish, and more. In some of these cases there is a clear host such as the anemone that hosts the clownfish or coral that host zooxanthellae. Of course, clownfish have also been known to use zoas, mushrooms, gonis, and more as hosts. As we think about the Thanksgiving guest, let’s think about hosting in our reef aquariums. What hosts do you keep in your tank? Please share any stories that you may have about interesting or unusual hosting that has happened in your tanks!
Photo by @Knr499
This QOTD is sponsored by: www.tidalgardens.com
“The goal of Tidal Gardens is to offer the highest quality corals to those seeking a piece of that world without destroying it. We hope to instill a deep appreciation for the natural reefs and help develop a self-sustaining hobby that no longer requires the collection of fish and corals.”
There are many types of symbiotic relationships that occur within our reef aquariums such as anemones and clownfish, coral and zooxanthellae, pistol shrimp and gobies, cleaner shrimp and fish, and more. In some of these cases there is a clear host such as the anemone that hosts the clownfish or coral that host zooxanthellae. Of course, clownfish have also been known to use zoas, mushrooms, gonis, and more as hosts. As we think about the Thanksgiving guest, let’s think about hosting in our reef aquariums. What hosts do you keep in your tank? Please share any stories that you may have about interesting or unusual hosting that has happened in your tanks!
Photo by @Knr499
This QOTD is sponsored by: www.tidalgardens.com
“The goal of Tidal Gardens is to offer the highest quality corals to those seeking a piece of that world without destroying it. We hope to instill a deep appreciation for the natural reefs and help develop a self-sustaining hobby that no longer requires the collection of fish and corals.”
