How difficult is it to keep Sympodium?

Intermediate. This is an intermediate-level species. Some prior experience and knowledge of environmental management are recommended.

What is the ideal temperature for Sympodium?

The ideal temperature for Sympodium is 24〜26℃. Avoid sudden temperature changes and maintain a stable environment.

What is the typical price for Sympodium?

The price of Sympodium varies significantly depending on variety, size, and individual quality. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Sympodium

Q: What should I feed Sympodium?

Sympodium feeds on: Mainly nutrition from its zooxanthellae, with micro-plankton or foods for filter-feeding invertebrates as a supplement.. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

Intermediate

Sympodium spp.

A xeniid soft coral that forms a thin encrusting mat over rock and raises densely packed, short-stalked polyps. Specimens with blue or green fluorescence are traded for aquariums.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Temperature

24〜26℃

Diet

Mainly nutrition from its zooxanthellae, with micro-plankton or foods for filter-feeding invertebrates as a supplement.

About

Sympodium is a genus of octocoral soft corals in the family Xeniidae, order Malacalcyonacea, described by Ehrenberg in 1834. It occurs on shallow reefs across the Indo-West Pacific and has been recorded from Japanese waters. Where other genera in the family raise branches from a stalk, Sympodium spreads a thin encrusting mat over rock and packs it with short-stalked polyps, each bearing the eight pinnate tentacles common to octocorals. Specimens with blue or green fluorescence are favoured in the aquarium trade. Koido and colleagues, reporting on the species diversity of Xeniidae in 2019, treated Japanese Sympodium alongside the other genera in the family through comparison of colony form and sclerites. It is zooxanthellate, drawing most of its nutrition from photosynthesis, and grows by extending its base across the rock. As a soft coral with no stony skeleton it is not covered by the CITES coral listings.

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