JackKerouac
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Hello,does anyone keep this sponge with succes?
Acanthella - spider sponge
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Are we talking about the orange branching sponge, covered by white lines of polyps?
I have it for a short time, with some problems, but I had seen another keeper in LFS, that had it for an year, on phytoplankton feedings.
Can you give a link to the source of identification for Acanthella?
You see, all I could found was either Axinella damicornis sponge with encrusting Parazoanthus axinellae (UK sources, for candy cane pponge), they come from Australia under name of "white line sponge", Trikentrion flabelliforme. On RC the same sponge is more frequently called spider sponge.
Just curious.
I have it for a short time, with some problems, but I had seen another keeper in LFS, that had it for an year, on phytoplankton feedings.
Can you give a link to the source of identification for Acanthella?
You see, all I could found was either Axinella damicornis sponge with encrusting Parazoanthus axinellae (UK sources, for candy cane pponge), they come from Australia under name of "white line sponge", Trikentrion flabelliforme. On RC the same sponge is more frequently called spider sponge.
Just curious.
JackKerouac
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Hi Dendro thanks for the reply yeah it's that one.
here is a link so you can see the pic of that Sponge:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/SpongePIX/IMGP0499 spg anem id.JPG
the name that I used it's wrong(I picked up by a commercial site...silly me)
can you confirm it's Trikentrion flabelliforme?
TIA
here is a link so you can see the pic of that Sponge:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/SpongePIX/IMGP0499 spg anem id.JPG
the name that I used it's wrong(I picked up by a commercial site...silly me)
can you confirm it's Trikentrion flabelliforme?
TIA
No, I can't confirm, only show what I was able to find about this mystery sponge:
As Candycane sponge, likely Axinella damicornis sponge with encrusting Parazoanthus axinellae:
Jacksock, who keeps it, posted the excellent photo of it in this thread , later there was one more thread about it. UK store posted photo of it with this name.
In search for more information on keeping, I found the Australian store website, that offers it as a Whiteline sponge. One of LFS here, in Canada, published lists of new arrivals online. Shipment was from Australia, name: Trikentrion flabelliforme - White Line Sponge too.
Here, at RC, it was named mostly as a Spider sponge, but without scientific name.
I checked Google image search for Acanthella and it again shows the same sponge in some cases.
Quite interesting.
If you find anything else about it or its keeping (how to, not why not
), post please for all of us. Post about my sponge is here.
HTH
As Candycane sponge, likely Axinella damicornis sponge with encrusting Parazoanthus axinellae:
Jacksock, who keeps it, posted the excellent photo of it in this thread , later there was one more thread about it. UK store posted photo of it with this name.
In search for more information on keeping, I found the Australian store website, that offers it as a Whiteline sponge. One of LFS here, in Canada, published lists of new arrivals online. Shipment was from Australia, name: Trikentrion flabelliforme - White Line Sponge too.
Here, at RC, it was named mostly as a Spider sponge, but without scientific name.
I checked Google image search for Acanthella and it again shows the same sponge in some cases.
Quite interesting.
If you find anything else about it or its keeping (how to, not why not
), post please for all of us. Post about my sponge is here.HTH
JackKerouac
New member
many thanks for all the useful info and links Dendro.
Now is doing ok,but some Parazoanthus are still close ,(I have it since last monday...it's a short time)
I already have different sponges in my tank some did born on my live rocks,then I put a small piece of Haliclona and now it's pretty big,so I hope to keep well also this new entry.
I'll try to keep you update
Now is doing ok,but some Parazoanthus are still close ,(I have it since last monday...it's a short time)
I already have different sponges in my tank some did born on my live rocks,then I put a small piece of Haliclona and now it's pretty big,so I hope to keep well also this new entry.
I'll try to keep you update
mhills16:
CN$40, maybe $50 for particularly large piece, more - in UK. Imported in very large amounts, and people are buying them. That makes me wonder, why information on their keeping is so scarce.
Big decorative sponges are living in some tanks, but declining in the many others. I'm doing seemingly all, what was mentioned in advices (except crystal clear water and live phytoplankton), not much luck. I tried Haliclona, spiky orange (ruffled edges, common), ball orange, tree orange, yellow encrusted - no luck. Hitchhiker sponges, non-photosynthetic corals and file filter feeders so far are doing more or less good.
I don't have anyone in the tank, eating sponges, but know, that frozen food, containing sponges is sold in LFS as angelfish food.
JackKerouac:
Parazoanthus should be OK, it is a most durable part of combination. Mine appreciated food, that fits the mouth - just like any other coral.
If other sponges are doing good in your tank, this one should be fine too. Nothing special, it reminds me the usual orange tree sponge.
If it will be good some time later, I think that it will be very useful for all the others to read about you your tank setup and keeping practices. Maybe I'll be able to figure out, what lacks in my tanks. OK?
CN$40, maybe $50 for particularly large piece, more - in UK. Imported in very large amounts, and people are buying them. That makes me wonder, why information on their keeping is so scarce.
Big decorative sponges are living in some tanks, but declining in the many others. I'm doing seemingly all, what was mentioned in advices (except crystal clear water and live phytoplankton), not much luck. I tried Haliclona, spiky orange (ruffled edges, common), ball orange, tree orange, yellow encrusted - no luck. Hitchhiker sponges, non-photosynthetic corals and file filter feeders so far are doing more or less good.
I don't have anyone in the tank, eating sponges, but know, that frozen food, containing sponges is sold in LFS as angelfish food.
JackKerouac:
Parazoanthus should be OK, it is a most durable part of combination. Mine appreciated food, that fits the mouth - just like any other coral.
If other sponges are doing good in your tank, this one should be fine too. Nothing special, it reminds me the usual orange tree sponge.
If it will be good some time later, I think that it will be very useful for all the others to read about you your tank setup and keeping practices. Maybe I'll be able to figure out, what lacks in my tanks. OK?
