Dendronephthya pumilio Soft coral

Dendronephthya pumilio is commonly referred to as Soft coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Izuzuki Diver, Satoshi Yamamoto, Japan

Foto: Osezaki, Japan

17 Meter Tiefe Januar 2018
Courtesy of the author Izuzuki Diver, Satoshi Yamamoto, Japan . Please visit www.izuzuki.com for more information.

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lexID:: 12219
AphiaID:: 289108

Scientific:: Dendronephthya pumilio
German:: Weichkoralle
English:: Soft Coral

Category:: Soft Corals

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Nephtheidae (Family) > Dendronephthya (Genus) > pumilio (Species)
Initial determination:: (Studer, ), 1888

Occurrence:: Arafura Sea, Banda Sea, Ceram Sea , Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Philippines
Sea depth:: 15 - 200 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 19.69" (10cm - 50cm)
Temperature:: 62.6 °F - 75.2 °F (17°C - 24°C)
Food:: Rotifers (Rotifera), Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Marine snow, Radiolarian, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown