經Johanes and Tepley (1974)研究與GMBA Coral Lab.試驗證實,珊瑚都能透過蟲黃藻獲得大部分營養,但不要忽略了它們是動物也是要以獵捕方式攝取不足之營養。珊瑚體內共生藻能提供基礎營養,魚友們當然要提供多樣化營養元素給心愛的珊瑚作營養補充囉!
Nematocysts are coral very efficient weapons.
Although corals are able to gain much of their nutritional requirements through photosynthesis we should not ignore their need to capture plankton and bacteria.