xenia are Filler feeding ??

[Tranquility]

xenia are Filler feeding or they can take the food like plankton or detrius from the water ??


I know xeina is photosynthetic coral, But they can tank the food in other way

Thank a lot ..

 

[drbronx]

No, xenids are completely autotrophic. They have no digestive capability.

 

[Hormigaquatica]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10441487#post10441487 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drbronx
No, xenids are completely autotrophic. They have no digestive capability.

Yup; their digestive track is essentially non existent. It was thought for a while that the pulsing behavior was a means of catching particles/prey, but has since been largely discredited. Noone is entirely sure Why so many of them pulse.

 

[sir_dudeguy]

well they do absorb some stuff out of the water, so in a way i guess they could be considered filter feeders....but not in the sense of taking actual particles out of the water. But they can help remove nitrates and/or phosphates so-i've-heard.... I know a few people that put them in their sump/fuge and use them as a sort of filter. I vote yes, they are a filter feeder, but nothing like a clam or anything else. You'd have to have TONS for it to actually do anything IMO...but then again, the people who have it in their sump do have a ton of it.

 

[JackJack7]

we don't know much about them yet huh?