Elucidating an optimal diet for captive Acropora corals

Developing an optimal heterotrophic feeding regime has the potential to improve the growth and overall health of captive corals. This study evaluated the efficacy of seven unique feeding strategies for Acropora loripes, Acropora millepora, and Acropora tenuis nubbins: a novel, micro-bound diet (ATF), a novel, dissolved diet rich in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) (LONG), a novel, dissolved diet lacking in LC-PUFA (SHORT), a...