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I have seen these amazing Non Photosynthetic Scleractinian (NPS) on a few occasions, mainly in exporting facilities around Indonesia. Dendrophyllia ijimai is a stunning bright orange, thick branching azooxanthellate coral.
But with quite a lot of diving under my belt, I met them in the ocean only on a few occasions. It’s not that they are rare, it’s just that they grow in places where flow and food are enormous. Not really the kind of place I enjoy diving.
NPS are just eating machines!
These polyps need a lot of food to sustain their growth! They are very effective when food is abundant and the flow is enormous.For the entire article, please go to:
Dendrophyllia ijimai might just need too much food | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
I have seen these amazing Non Photosynthetic Scleractinian (NPS) on a few occasions, mainly in exporting facilities around Indonesia. Dendrophyllia ijimai is a stunning bright orange…
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