Re: NANFA-- Freshwater inverts (sponges)

DasArm_at_aol.com
Sat, 18 Dec 1999 15:47:49 EST

In a message dated 12/18/99 2:48:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Moontanman_at_aol.com writes:

<< I hope to start a colony of the type of sponge that grows algae inside
itself
for food. I have had some success with saltwater sponges, mostly with the
ones that appear spontaneously from plankton tows feed to the aquarium, real
seawater or live rock. The easiest are the ones that grow algae inside
themselves. >>
This would probably be becase they do not need as much bacteria to
filter-feed.Mostly just enough light.

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