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About Branching Bryozoan
Branching bryozoans form delicate, tree-like or bushy colonies with small zooids along their branches, typically white, cream, or light tan in color. They resemble miniature coral or lace-like structures and are composed of numerous tiny individual zooids clustered together.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Filter-feeders that consume plankton, detritus, and microorganisms from the water column. Benefit from regular feeding with phytoplankton or liquid invertebrate foods in systems with low natural food sources.
- Appearance Description
- Branching bryozoans form delicate, tree-like or bushy colonies with small zooids along their branches, typically white, cream, or light tan in color. They resemble miniature coral or lace-like structures and are composed of numerous tiny individual zooids clustered together.
- Compatibility
- Branching bryozoans are filter-feeders that pose no threat to fish, corals, or invertebrates. They coexist peacefully in established reef systems.
- Notes
- • Minimum 20 gallon tank • Requires strong, indirect water flow to feed but not so strong as to damage fragile branches • Maintain temperature 72–78°F and pH 8.1–8.3 • Prefers established tanks with adequate microplankton and phytoplankton; may benefit from occasional liquid phytoplankton dosing • Nocturnal feeders; dim lighting conditions preferred
- Care Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Other
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including coral reef systems from the Red Sea to Australia and Hawaii.
- Type
- Other
- Max Size
- 6
- Family
- Bryozoa
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
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