Care of Blue Sponge coral

[Shells4]

I have placed a small rock beside the sponge so it is touching. Wait a few weeks for it to really start growing on the new rock and then cut it. You can easily move it where ever you want at that point.

 

[triggreef]

so far in this thread I've learned: they may or may not need light, they may or may not be sensitive to air. At least everyone agrees they need good flow. lol

 

[Ron Reefman]

triggreef,

Despite your sarcasm, what you said is exactly right! Sponges are a very difficult subject to put fixed rules on. Some need one thing and some need the oposite. That's just the nature of the huge variety of sponges out there. I have been trying to get some sponges into my tank and have had very limilted success.

 

[MARINECRITTERS]

I keep mine with strong water flow, and high nutrients.

I run bio pellets not plumbed into my skimmer, i use a algae turf scrubber to keep algae from growing.

I put in phyto plankton 10 times a day with a dosing pump for a steady food source.
So far it looks great.

Also make sure you have no micro bubbles because if air enters it's matrix ( body ) the bubble will stop it from feeding and it will slowly starve.

 

[lil urchin]

Sorry for moving this old topic up, but I wonder how to frag this sponge.

The reason why I ask this is that I have the same bue sponge, but is growing straight up instead of growing wider.
I would like to "plant" a piece of it next to the existing.

if you don't want to frag, maybe move it to an area with slightly less flow. :reading: i read somewhere some branching sponges will grow straight if the flow is extreme, and branch in sluggish water.

 

[Opcn]

if you don't want to frag, maybe move it to an area with slightly less flow. :reading: i read somewhere some branching sponges will grow straight if the flow is extreme, and branch in sluggish water.

I guess we can't agree on flow either...

I suspect that better sponge identification would make it easier to lay out hard and fast rules.

 

[privitor]

Thanks for all the good info here.

My LFS has a limited supply of these fragged for $7.50 so im gonna pick one up after work today!!!

 

[glennf]

Can anybody place som pictures of thriving sponges in their tank. Ik like to see the environment they flourish in.

These are mine's, but i am specially interested in the blue ones