Drs. Faheem Amir, Wan Sinn Yam, Yen Chin Koay
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Subergorgia suberosa (Pallas, 1766)
Recommendation - the coral should be kept in a species-specific tank.
Feeding
The majority of gorgonians do not have zooxanthellae and do not live off light. Azooxanthellate gorgonians do not host symbiotic algae that produce nutrients and energy through photosynthesis.
The pumps should be switched off before feeding. In order for the gorgonian to survive in the aquarium, each individual polyp must be fed sufficiently, i.e. daily or 3-4 times a week. Without feeding, the gorgonian will not survive in the aquarium. The polyps need a certain amount of time to absorb the food (granules or dust food (Ultramarin, Cyclop Eeze) or frozen food (lobster eggs, mysis)). If shrimp and fish are present, they will try to steal the food, so it is essential to feed these cohabitants beforehand.
Newly introduced gorgonian sticks can be stimulated with a liquid food, e.g., PolypLab Polyp, to encourage the individual polyps to open. Only then can feeding be carried out.
The better the individual polyps take up the food provided, the better the growth and reproduction rates will be.
Azooxanthellate corals eat suspensions, marine snow, microplankton, and other organic matter, which is their natural food.
Synonymised names
Gorgonia suberosa Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Gorgonia sulcifera Lamarck, 1815 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pterogorgia suberosa (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pterogorgia sulcifera (Lamarck, 1815) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sclerogorgia suberosa (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Subergorgia appressa Nutting, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subergorgia koellikeri var. zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subergorgia pulchra Nutting, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Suberogorgia appressa Nutting, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (variant spelling)
Suberogorgia pulchra Nutting, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (variant spelling)
Suberogorgia suberosa (Pallas, 1766) · alternative representation
Recommendation - the coral should be kept in a species-specific tank.
Feeding
The majority of gorgonians do not have zooxanthellae and do not live off light. Azooxanthellate gorgonians do not host symbiotic algae that produce nutrients and energy through photosynthesis.
The pumps should be switched off before feeding. In order for the gorgonian to survive in the aquarium, each individual polyp must be fed sufficiently, i.e. daily or 3-4 times a week. Without feeding, the gorgonian will not survive in the aquarium. The polyps need a certain amount of time to absorb the food (granules or dust food (Ultramarin, Cyclop Eeze) or frozen food (lobster eggs, mysis)). If shrimp and fish are present, they will try to steal the food, so it is essential to feed these cohabitants beforehand.
Newly introduced gorgonian sticks can be stimulated with a liquid food, e.g., PolypLab Polyp, to encourage the individual polyps to open. Only then can feeding be carried out.
The better the individual polyps take up the food provided, the better the growth and reproduction rates will be.
Azooxanthellate corals eat suspensions, marine snow, microplankton, and other organic matter, which is their natural food.
Synonymised names
Gorgonia suberosa Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Gorgonia sulcifera Lamarck, 1815 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pterogorgia suberosa (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pterogorgia sulcifera (Lamarck, 1815) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sclerogorgia suberosa (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Subergorgia appressa Nutting, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subergorgia koellikeri var. zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subergorgia pulchra Nutting, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Suberogorgia appressa Nutting, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (variant spelling)
Suberogorgia pulchra Nutting, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (variant spelling)
Suberogorgia suberosa (Pallas, 1766) · alternative representation
