Haliclona compressa
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Haliclona compressa, known as the Red Tree Sponge is a demosponge
. It can be deep red, yellow or orange. It is found in the Caribbean. it has been kept in home aquariums but avoided by other as reef safe
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Demosponge
The Demospongiae are the largest class in the phylum Porifera. Their "skeletons" are made of spicules consisting of fibers of the protein spongin, the mineral silica, or both. Where spicules of silica are present, they have a different shape from those in the otherwise similar glass sponges...
. It can be deep red, yellow or orange. It is found in the Caribbean. it has been kept in home aquariums but avoided by other as reef safe
Reef safe
Reef safe is a distinction used in the saltwater aquarium hobby to indicate that a fish or invertebrate is safe to add to a reef aquarium. There is no fish that is completely reef safe. Every fish that is commonly listed as reef safe are species that usually do not readily consume small fish or...
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