KeithM
29-12-07, 07:05
Welcome to the Azoox coral and Sponge forum.
There is little record of systems that have been able to keep these animals alive for a substantial period of time so I hope that this forum will be able to collect enough info to at least form some methods of keeping these animals successfully in a captive environment.
Whilst this forum is mainly for azoox corals and sponges, I would also encourage discussions on other animals that require similar environments e.g. feather stars.
I hope that in this thread, we will be able to collect a list of useful threads and further reading suggestions from a range of sources. I am open to UR thread links, external forum links, external website links and further reading suggestions. Please post your links and suggestions in this thread, give a brief summary on the link/suggestions and say why you think it would help others. I will then collect all the info and form an archive of essential reading.
Archive
Essential reading:
UR Links:
Azoox Coral Food recipes http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=257208
External forum links:
Reef Central - Dendronephthya study group
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=524097
External web links:
*Most Recent article*
Reefkeeping.com - Progress in Azooxanthellate Reef Aquariums, Part 1- Dendronephthya Husbandry
by Charles Matthews, Chuck Stottlemire and Amy McBride Van Sickle
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-02/feature/index.php
Feb 2008
Advanced Aquarist - Non-Photosynthetic Corals: They really are hard!
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/1/aafeature
Jens Kallmeyer - Feeding azoox coral presentation - http://www.korallenriff.de/Sindelfingen2005/Kallmeyer_2005.pdf
Daniela & Torsten - Sun coral tank + coping with nutrients - http://www.korallenriff.de/Sindelfingen2005/daniela_torsten_2005.pdf
Danny Dame Dendronephthya Tank - http://www.marineaquarium.nl/februari-2006english.php (Dead)
Danny Dame Dendronephthya Tank Part 2 - http://www.marineaquarium.nl/Danny.php (Dead)
Stonyreef.com blog - Feeding Azoox corals - http://stonyreef.com/blog/2008/feeding-azooxanthellate-corals/
http://www.korallenriff.de/index.php?menu_id=&artikel_id=350 (in German)
Printed Material
Coral Magazine Vol4, Number 5. P.70:
Soft Corals
Ecology and Nutrition of Azooxanthellate Octocorals: Exchanging Information and Knowledge between Science and the Aquarium Hobby
- Dr. Katharina Fabricius
There is little record of systems that have been able to keep these animals alive for a substantial period of time so I hope that this forum will be able to collect enough info to at least form some methods of keeping these animals successfully in a captive environment.
Whilst this forum is mainly for azoox corals and sponges, I would also encourage discussions on other animals that require similar environments e.g. feather stars.
I hope that in this thread, we will be able to collect a list of useful threads and further reading suggestions from a range of sources. I am open to UR thread links, external forum links, external website links and further reading suggestions. Please post your links and suggestions in this thread, give a brief summary on the link/suggestions and say why you think it would help others. I will then collect all the info and form an archive of essential reading.
Archive
Essential reading:
UR Links:
Azoox Coral Food recipes http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=257208
External forum links:
Reef Central - Dendronephthya study group
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=524097
External web links:
*Most Recent article*
Reefkeeping.com - Progress in Azooxanthellate Reef Aquariums, Part 1- Dendronephthya Husbandry
by Charles Matthews, Chuck Stottlemire and Amy McBride Van Sickle
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-02/feature/index.php
Feb 2008
Advanced Aquarist - Non-Photosynthetic Corals: They really are hard!
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/1/aafeature
Jens Kallmeyer - Feeding azoox coral presentation - http://www.korallenriff.de/Sindelfingen2005/Kallmeyer_2005.pdf
Daniela & Torsten - Sun coral tank + coping with nutrients - http://www.korallenriff.de/Sindelfingen2005/daniela_torsten_2005.pdf
Danny Dame Dendronephthya Tank - http://www.marineaquarium.nl/februari-2006english.php (Dead)
Danny Dame Dendronephthya Tank Part 2 - http://www.marineaquarium.nl/Danny.php (Dead)
Stonyreef.com blog - Feeding Azoox corals - http://stonyreef.com/blog/2008/feeding-azooxanthellate-corals/
http://www.korallenriff.de/index.php?menu_id=&artikel_id=350 (in German)
Printed Material
Coral Magazine Vol4, Number 5. P.70:
Soft Corals
Ecology and Nutrition of Azooxanthellate Octocorals: Exchanging Information and Knowledge between Science and the Aquarium Hobby
- Dr. Katharina Fabricius