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The color of the colony is generally are orange-red to red to reddish-purple; the polyps are translucent white.
Smaller colonies of this species may resemble Leptogorgia cardinalis or Leptogorgia miniata.
In Leptogorgia cardinalis, the branches are less curved, the sepals are less prominent, and the spindles are more slender and pointed than in Leptogorgia punicea.
Dimensions: Colony height: 7 - 15cm, Colony width: 8 - 15cm.
The alien brittle star, Ophiothela mirabilis, Verrill, 1867, native to the Pacific Ocean has been recorded in association with Leptogorgia miniata.
Habitat: Areas of hard bottom mixed with sand, and especially common on the top of rocky outcrops from where marine zooplankton capture is facilitated.
Recommendation - the coral should be kept in a species-specific tank.
Feeding
Gorgonians do not have zooxanthellae and do not live off light. Azooxanthellate gorgonians do not host symbiotic algae that produce nutrients and energy through photosynthesis.
The pumps should be switched off before feeding. In order for the gorgonian to survive in the aquarium, each individual polyp must be fed sufficiently, i.e. daily or 3-4 times a week. Without feeding, the gorgonian will not survive in the aquarium. The polyps need a certain amount of time to absorb the food (granules or dust food (Ultramarin, Cyclop Eeze) or frozen food (lobster eggs, mysis)). If shrimp and fish are present, they will try to steal the food, so it is essential to feed these cohabitants beforehand.
Newly introduced gorgonian sticks can be stimulated with a liquid food, e.g., PolypLab Polyp, to encourage the individual polyps to open. Only then can feeding be carried out.
The better the individual polyps take up the food provided, the better the growth and reproduction rates will be.
Azooxanthellate corals eat suspensions, marine snow, microplankton, and other organic matter, which is their natural food.
Aquarium:
The gorgonian can be kept in a marine aquarium, but should be kept in darkened areas
Urgent care must be taken not to encourage algae growth due to increased feeding.
A good current is advisable, since in the sea also so given.
Synonyms:
Gorgonia mimata Valenciennes, 1855
Gorgonia miniata Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857
Lophogorgia miniata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
Stenogorgia miniata (Valenciennes, 1855)
Smaller colonies of this species may resemble Leptogorgia cardinalis or Leptogorgia miniata.
In Leptogorgia cardinalis, the branches are less curved, the sepals are less prominent, and the spindles are more slender and pointed than in Leptogorgia punicea.
Dimensions: Colony height: 7 - 15cm, Colony width: 8 - 15cm.
The alien brittle star, Ophiothela mirabilis, Verrill, 1867, native to the Pacific Ocean has been recorded in association with Leptogorgia miniata.
Habitat: Areas of hard bottom mixed with sand, and especially common on the top of rocky outcrops from where marine zooplankton capture is facilitated.
Recommendation - the coral should be kept in a species-specific tank.
Feeding
Gorgonians do not have zooxanthellae and do not live off light. Azooxanthellate gorgonians do not host symbiotic algae that produce nutrients and energy through photosynthesis.
The pumps should be switched off before feeding. In order for the gorgonian to survive in the aquarium, each individual polyp must be fed sufficiently, i.e. daily or 3-4 times a week. Without feeding, the gorgonian will not survive in the aquarium. The polyps need a certain amount of time to absorb the food (granules or dust food (Ultramarin, Cyclop Eeze) or frozen food (lobster eggs, mysis)). If shrimp and fish are present, they will try to steal the food, so it is essential to feed these cohabitants beforehand.
Newly introduced gorgonian sticks can be stimulated with a liquid food, e.g., PolypLab Polyp, to encourage the individual polyps to open. Only then can feeding be carried out.
The better the individual polyps take up the food provided, the better the growth and reproduction rates will be.
Azooxanthellate corals eat suspensions, marine snow, microplankton, and other organic matter, which is their natural food.
Aquarium:
The gorgonian can be kept in a marine aquarium, but should be kept in darkened areas
Urgent care must be taken not to encourage algae growth due to increased feeding.
A good current is advisable, since in the sea also so given.
Synonyms:
Gorgonia mimata Valenciennes, 1855
Gorgonia miniata Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857
Lophogorgia miniata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
Stenogorgia miniata (Valenciennes, 1855)
