Hey Moe... Purple Sponge Picture

[RichConley]

Did I hear people are giving away free stuff?

 

[Shallowwaters]

Seems like big sponges need a lot of food. I have lots of little sponges spouting out of rock. But when I ordered a Carribean red ball sponge about the size of a baseball, it got smaller and smaller everyday I owned it. Regular DT's phytoplankton didn't seem to be enough and it finally busted into pea-sized pieces. Now the pieces seem to be stable little sponges. If I had a nano-tank, I'd be in great shape! Also interesting is that each pea-sized piece has it's own communal zoanthids or whatever they are that encrusts the ball sponges.

I would not buy another one. It's sad to see a nice animal fall to pieces...

 

[starrfish]

Moe, I have one of those orange branching sponges - got it at Sea Creatures in Revere about 3-4 months ago. Here's a picture of the top of it - I was actually trying to get a pic of the banggai. I can't get a full pic of it because it's behind and under some rock. It's about 7-8" high and is doing great. John at Sea Creatures told me to keep it out of bright light and NEVER expose it to air. I love it.

 

[jango]

Seems like big sponges need a lot of food.

Some sponges like nutrient rich water some like nutrient poor water. It depend's on the species.