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Hi Jaefei, No, I did not perform an experiment with rotifers. It is certainly something that needs to be done. In the next article, I discuss my Master's thesis experiment, looking at the interaction between two coral species cultured together and how it affects growth rates... -Lee

Hi Jaefei, There are a variety of strains (species = different kinds) of artemia. If, for example, there are three species that are cultured in Guam, named Artemia 1, 2 , and 3, each are different from each other, ALL will still go through the Nauplii stage of growth. Think of babies. They all...

Hi jaefei, Nauplii describes a stage (one of many during their initial development) of growth and A. franciscana is the species. For example, I fed corals A. franciscana in the nauplii stage. -Lee

Hi Shane, You got it! Again, sorry for the confusion. -Lee

Hi jaefei, In my observations, P. dam, like many SPS can easily assimilate Artemia. And from the experiment, it is fairly conclusive. Your question about the effectiveness between artemia adn rotifers is a good one, and something that needs to be conducted. We know that corals can consume a...

Hi Gophia, Your absolutely correct. My apologizes for the inconsistency. The 'control' and the 'artemia' photos should be reversed. Good eyes... -Lee

Hi Louey I understand about not wanting the proliferation of P. dam all over your tank! Now that you mentioned you moonlight, I am more confident about the planulae rather than the polyp bailout. There is an easy solution to prevent your colony from going off again…turn off the moonlight. While...

Hi Louey, You mentioned a faux sand bed. Is there any loose sand on the botoom? If so, how deep? Sorry for all of the questions but maybe we can figure this out by looking at what the planulae prefer to settle on in relation to what you are seeing in your tank. For example, planulae really do...

Hi Louey, I can see why there is a debate. From the photos it is hard to tell the origin of the little colonies. Do you notice any colonies on vertical surfaces, especially the tank glass? Are there any other colonies of P. dam in your tank?

Hi Coralite, Ahhh, you ask some very good questions. I am currently writing another article that describes the challenges I face when trying to answer them. Because this is a new approach to farming corals, there really aren’t a whole lot of answers yet... Spawning and brooding of corals is...