On the reef-related websites,Pieter van Suijlekomis better known as ‘Pieter-6米‘, referring to the size of his tank. This topic is about something in his less well-known tank, namely his azooxanthelate reef. This tank is kept in Pieter’s basement, where the ‘machinery’ behind the 6-meter tank is also located. The tank contains a mixture of different azooxanthelate corals, including gorgonians, soft corals and some LPS corals, including a group ofRhizotrochus typuswhich appear to have unexpectedly added to their numbers.
Rhizotrochus typusis a stony coral from the family of the Flabellidae. As it lacks zooxanthallae,Rhizotrochusare dependent on food sources like crustaceans and small fish. These corals stem from deep water and are occasionally imported for aquaria.
彼得拥有一组这些珊瑚，所有这些珊瑚都拥有几年。Pieter收到他们的时候，将它们放在一个小组中，从那以后将它们保留下来。在他们所在的坦克上进行维护时，Pieter几个月前发现了一些有趣的东西：Baby Rhizotrochus！
Interestingly enough, there are not many examples of reproducing Rhizos to be found on the web, although some people claim to have observed reproduction through budding like we know it from many other LPS corals. According to some sources, these corals brood their larvae internally, which makes this rare aquarium observation of sexual reproduction even more special.
Have you observed reproduction in your azooxanthellate corals?
