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Weird and Wonderful Sea Squirt
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Invertebrate |
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Family/Genus/Species:
Ascidian/Chordate/Tunicata |
Origin:
South Pacific Ocean |
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Feeding:
Phytoplankton, Rotifers, Baby Artemia, Marine Algae |
Lighting:
Moderate |
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Water Flow:
Medium. |
Ease
of Care:
Intermediate |
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Special Requirements and Information:
An unusual
but healthy addition to your tank. Sea Squirts
are filter feeders and the actual animal is
inside. What you see is a covering that protects
the sea squirt and functions to bring in and
export the water column. The capture their food
using cilia and many have a symbiotic
relationship with algae. It's an asexual animal
that breeds tadpole-like young that move around
the tank and either find an area to latch onto,
get pulled into the pump (or overflow) or are
[of course] eaten by others in the reef system.
While this is irrelevant to the aquarist, tunicates are being
explored for their medicinal possibilities -
including anti-cancer properties.
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Pacific
Aqua Farms • 5450 W. 104th St., Los Angeles, CA •
310.215.3474
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