FOR GOOD OR BAD?

If you own a reef tank you probably haven’t thought about buying sponges. And perhaps you shouldn’t, given their many problems. But then again, they do look lovely…

NATHAN HILL

MARINE Sponges FOR GOOD OR BAD? If you own a reef tank you probably haven’t thought about buying sponges. And perhaps you shouldn’t, given their many problems. But then again, they do look lovely… WORDS: NATHAN HILL ALAMY ON BALANCE, there are probably more reasons that you don’t want to keep a sponge in a reef tank than reasons you do. But that’s not to say that sponges aren’t cool beasts. I mean, what other aquarium resident could you punch a few times, cut up with a knife, punch again, throw into a blender, spread the bits around a tank and expect to regrow everywhere? Sponges are born survivors, as long as they stay underwater. They’re one of the simplest life forms around; not as advanced as corals or anemones,…

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Practical Fishkeeping United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2022

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