Sponge

perculaclown · #1 04/21/2004, 10:55 AM

Does anybody has success on keeping sponge?? Any idea on how to keep it and what kind of lighting you need? I heard that they only need high level of current but not light.

Triterium · #2 04/21/2004, 11:28 AM

I have lots of the yellow sponge. It grows in the shaded regions of the tank in both high and low flow

perculaclown · #3 04/21/2004, 11:35 AM

Is it easy to keep and how long have you have it? So, it does not really matter what kind of lights you have then, right? and also, what do they feed on?

romunov · #4 04/21/2004, 11:53 AM

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...004/invert.htm

Lacey4178 · #5 04/21/2004, 12:06 PM

Im sorry I had to say it its sponge bob! My 7 year old saw that picture now he wants me to find "sponge bob" at the LFS! Now that I read the above article I may actually try to find one. I have to say I love this website If I hadnt found this and my local reef club all I would have is fish and would never have known the pleasure of getting lost watching my xenia and GSP in the current.
Lacey

perculaclown · #6 04/21/2004, 12:49 PM

I went to LFS and they hardly gets any Sponge. And I am not sure if it is easy to keep.

Triterium · #7 04/21/2004, 05:25 PM

The yellow sponge usually can be found on live rock collected from the south pacific (at least in my experience). I have some growing on fiji and tonga branch. It arrives almost undetectable and grows very fast.

Lighting doesn't matter, just keep it shaded.

I did not intentionally introduce this sponge and I don't do any type of special care to keep it alive. So I'd say it is very easy to keep once you get one.

PRC · #8 04/21/2004, 06:28 PM

Triterium,
Is that particular sponge in the photo growing? The only reason I ask is because it looks like the sponges on my LR did when they were dying. ie. the exposed siphon and the spiderweb consistency.

Triterium · #9 04/21/2004, 06:45 PM

When I first noticed them, they looked the same and were about the size of a pea. There are probably about 100 other small yellow sponges in my tank that look the same.

CJB137 · #10 04/21/2004, 09:00 PM

I have the yellow sponge like that growing like crazy now. I just recently cut off some to see if it would regrow in another spot. IF so I was planning to frag it out to people hopefully.

PRC · #11 04/22/2004, 11:46 AM

From what I've read anyway, "fragging" a sponge should be very easy. If you can find one that will grow in aquarium conditions many say you can actually put it in a blender (quickly, and kept in water at all times) and spread the material around. Supposedely, an entire sponge can regenerate from any cell in the animal.
I think it's mentioned in Anthony Calfo and Bob Fenner's "Reef Invertebrates" book.
Triterium, sounds like they're growing. You're very lucky to have gotten such beautiful, hardy sponges.

perculaclown · #12 04/22/2004, 12:02 PM

Can anybody sell me 1 fraq? I really want to get one but it is so hard to find one.

CJB137 · #13 04/25/2004, 06:29 PM

Ill let you know how it works out with my frag.
If it works then no problem I'll send you a piece.

perculaclown · #14 04/25/2004, 07:37 PM

Please Thanks!!!. You can email me at wooallen@yahoo.com.