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Discosoma or Fancy Mushroom Anenome

June 2000

Discosoma or Fancy Mushroom Anenome

• The Discosoma is often refered to as a soft coral but is actually an anenome.
• This Anenome is Photosynthetic but does well in lower light conditions.
• They also absorb nutrients out of the water column in the tank and eat small particles of food from the feeding the fish.
• These Anenomes come in a huge varity of colors and different textures.
• You can make a garden of them in your low light tank.

Links to Pictures of Various Creatures

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Devil's Hand Leather
Rhodactis-Giant Metallic Green Mushroom Anemone
White Brain Coral
Torch Coral
Sunflower Coral
Green Brain Coral
Red Brain Coral
Mermaid Hair
Clam-T. Derasa
Discosoma or Blue Mushroom Anenome
Cauliflower Coral
Cinnamon Polyp
Club Coral
Plate Coral
Corky Sea Finger or Slit-pore Sea Rod
Green Striped Discosoma or Green Mushroom Anenome
Leather Coral
Star Polyp
Turbin Coral
Trumpet Coral
Colt Coral
Pink Creeping Gorgonian
Pulsing Xenia
Non-Pulsing Xenia or Snow Flake Xenia
Unknown Creature
New 90 Gallon Tank

Links to Other Great Reef Sites

45 Gallon Reef Tank
Aqua Link
Scientific Corals

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