polyp food

[RLB]

Anyone here ever use Coral Heaven complete polyp food from IPSF?

[Billy]

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In my understanding, polyps exist almost totally on
photosynthisis...seems like it would be a waste of time\money and add
to waste material in the system.

just my 2 cents...

billy

[John Krempasky]

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> In my understanding, polyps exist almost totally on
> photosynthisis

Wrong.

[Billy]

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Okay. This is why I said "in my understanding". Could you offer some
information instead?

[Chippy]

I agree Billy, can you support your one word answer, we learn nothing from
one word answers. Give us some or one of the following: data, examples,
reasons and even opinion, please.

Thanks
Chip
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[Tidepool Geek]

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Hi Billy,

First off, I'm NOT the guy with the one word answer!

Here's the deal: Animals with zooxanthellae can meet, under the proper
circumstances, all of their energy needs from the excess sugar produced by
their symbionts. That's not the same as not needing other nutrition. In
order to grow and reproduce they need protein and that is only available
from outside food (prey). Shown below is an excerpt from an article by Dr.
Ron Shimek that explains their needs in far more detail:

<<People tend to believe that animals with zooxanthellae don't need to be
fed or fed very much. This is definitely not the case. Zooxanthellae may
provide nutrition to a sea anemone, but the zooxanthellae, in turn, need
many chemicals, such as nitrogenous compounds, available only from their
hosts and which the hosts get only from their food. Additionally, the
anemones acquire necessary mineral and proteinaceous materials from their
diets, not from zooxanthellae.>>

The entire article can be found here:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?I2B13529A


Verbosely yours,

TPG