How to deal with Coral Aggression
MICHAEL PALETTA17 HOURS AGO
After discussing coral selection, quarantining, placement, and nutrition there is still one other aspect of their keeping that needs to be considered, coral aggression. Since corals are sedentary and cannot move once they have settled into place or been mounted to the aquascape the initial feeling is that they are docile sitting ducks that just about anything in the tank can harm. However, this is anything but true.
Consider the environment in which they live. They are constantly attacked by myriad fish that given the chance will eat their polyps, tissue, or anything else they find appetizing. And unlike on land these fish have ready access to the entire coral, they do not have to climb a tree or dig underground to get the coral. In addition, seemingly every inch of usable space on the reef is taken up by something. That is different corals have developed different abilities to use up every niche within the complex reef structure. And lastly, in the aqueous environment in which corals find themselves, they are constantly exposed to bacteria, viruses, and fungi that unlike in air, have an easy time getting to them.
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After discussing coral selection, quarantining, placement, and nutrition there is still one other aspect of their keeping that needs to be considered, coral aggression. Since corals are sedentary and…
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