Introduction to Foraminifera

[Gouldian]

Just got myself a leopard wrasse to control pyramid snails - just in case i have them (Kiasu).

Anyway, while I am checking on different literature regarding what the leopard wrasse feeds on besides pyramid snails, I discovered something that I have neglected - Foraminifera.

In the book of reef fishes of the world, it listed a couple of wrasses feeds on foraminifera and leopard wrasse is one of them.

Alot of us are familiar with Pods, phyto and zooplankton but what the heck is foraminfer!

After a couple of read, I realzed that they are abundant in the oceans and totaled around 4000 species! It is also a great source of food to planktonic feeders.

Here is the most detailed info I have found so far Foraminifera.

Hope this will help us all better understand our wonderful hobby.

[Gouldian]

Another read on the above

Foraminifera II

[Gouldian]

The important role Foraminfera play in the ocean.

Foraminfera III

[Guinness]

interesting, thanks for sharing!

[RAV-65]

With so many organisms in the water... would u still put your hand in without gloves?!?

[Gouldian]

With so many organisms in the water... would u still put your hand in without gloves?!?

I know of someone who after putting his hands in the tank water still can touch his face, nose and eyes!

[Guinness]

I know of someone who after putting his hands in the tank water still can touch his face, nose and eyes!

Whats wrong with that? IF you go to the beach, you do that all the time. And there is more @#$!%@% in the sea that in our fish tanks.

[Gouldian]

Whats wrong with that? IF you go to the beach, you do that all the time. And there is more @#$!%@% in the sea that in our fish tanks.

No mah, have read several articles in FAMA stated the closed environment of a aquarium contains more bacteria and toxic than in the oceans.

There were cases where by certain Bacteria found in Marine Tanks once in our body, does not repond well to the nomal dosage of Antibiotics.

Thus, most literatures reccomend to wash hands before and after putting hand into a marine tank.

[tineng]

Just got myself a leopard wrasse to control pyramid snails - just in case i have them (Kiasu).

Anyway, while I am checking on different literature regarding what the leopard wrasse feeds on besides pyramid snails, I discovered something that I have neglected - Foraminifera.

In the book of reef fishes of the world, it listed a couple of wrasses feeds on foraminifera and leopard wrasse is one of them.

Alot of us are familiar with Pods, phyto and zooplankton but what the heck is foraminfer!

After a couple of read, I realzed that they are abundant in the oceans and totaled around 4000 species! It is also a great source of food to planktonic feeders.

Here is the most detailed info I have found so far Foraminifera.

Hope this will help us all better understand our wonderful hobby.

bro thanks for the info....very nice reading....

actually, few days back i was completating getting either a leapord wrasse or a 6 line....but instead got a 6 line because its a more familar fish and many bros out there do own 6-liner....

anyway, the reason why i didn't get any leapord wrasse is because i can't seems to find much information about them except for those in liveaquaria and wetwebmedia.....care to share some of your experinence in keeping this wonderful fish?????

[Gouldian]

bro thanks for the info....very nice reading....

actually, few days back i was completating getting either a leapord wrasse or a 6 line....but instead got a 6 line because its a more familar fish and many bros out there do own 6-liner....

anyway, the reason why i didn't get any leapord wrasse is because i can't seems to find much information about them except for those in liveaquaria and wetwebmedia.....care to share some of your experinence in keeping this wonderful fish?????

I think the person that can help us is Dispar Anthias, he is the one that got me interested in Leopard Wrasse when he wrote that Leopard Wrasse are known to eat Pyramid Snails.

So far my observation is that the Leopard Wrasse only comes out a short period of time in the day and the rest of the time it simply disappears. My LW is out around 11am to 2pm only.

When it is out it usually hoover 5cm from the substrates looking for stuffs to peck on but I have never bother to identify what it really eats.

[AlfaRomeo]

Got a pic of your LW?

[Gouldian]

Ya, blur pix, here you go.....LW

[diabolus]

Never never acclimatise your Leopard Wrasse for more than 4 hours without an air tube to provide air.

[Gouldian]

Never never acclimatise your Leopard Wrasse for more than 4 hours without an air tube to provide air.

Sounds familiar think one of my friend did it, can't remember his name liao, some kind of kid???????

Anyway he is mourning another lost, happen last night at 2am.