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08-16-2004, 04:26 PM
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| Serpent Star  | Alternate coral feeding pathway The news seems to be just full of coral articles lately. According to this article, in addition to Zoox, corals contain symbiotic Cyanobacteria that provide corals with useable Nitrogen. That would certainly explain why some corals never seem to need direct feeding in captivity. I never quite bought the "They are eating from the DSB, you just can't see it" theory. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ience_coral_dc
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08-16-2004, 04:35 PM
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| Regular Guy Moderator   | Great article , thanks Dingo! 
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08-16-2004, 05:03 PM
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| Manta Ray   | Very Interesting......glad to see your still here Dingo...thought maybe you nano-kids had fallen into a hole or something... Nick
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08-17-2004, 09:42 AM
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| Tuxedo Urchin  | Quote:
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08-17-2004, 11:52 AM
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| Rabid Wolverine Reefer  | wheres Caja?....come on girl,,,check in!!
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08-17-2004, 05:26 PM
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| Manta Ray | ROFL.... Y'all are killin me.... Nick
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08-17-2004, 09:13 PM
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| Tuxedo Urchin  | Oi! Last I read in Bornemans book zooxanthellae is 'brown' and has NO fluorescents, its other 'thingies' that floreses, not the zooxanthellae, did I read the artical incorrectly or did they state that : " rock shelves and often emits a fluorescent glow, typical of the algae known as zooxanthellae" I'm not sure that that is correct? Comments! Cheers! nigle !~! |
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08-17-2004, 09:53 PM
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08-18-2004, 08:18 AM
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| Serpent Star | You can't expect them to get everything right, can you? I doubt that most of the orange you see is caused by bacteria, either. You probably only see it if you put your corals in a blender, or something. However, it is interesting that there is another symbiosis that provides needed Nirtrogen, as well as the sugars provided by the Zoox. Nice ears, Drew. I'd hate to see what a Q-tip looks like coming out of those. Did you have a face-lift or something? You look different.
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