Foram Husbandry (What Little We Know…)

There is, not surprisingly, little written in the aquarium literature when it comes to foram husbandry, though there doesn’t seem to be any great challenge involved, as conditions favorable to coral growth will inherently be favorable to most reef-dwelling forams as...

Aquarium Forams

Perhaps the most relevant and interesting forams for the reef aquarist are those which make use of endosymbiotic algae. In a manner that is essentially identical to that seen in zooxanthellate corals, the host foram provides their algal symbiont with nitrogen and a...

An Introduction to Forams

Forams deserve far more respect and appreciation than they receive. Not only do they represent one of the most important and successful lineages in the ocean, but also one of the most aesthetically appealing, with many species possessing a sculptural beauty rivaling...