Improving Coral Grow-Out Through an Integrated Aquaculture Approach.

ABSTRACT: Some coral species in natural reef systems derive benefits from fish which live in close association with them. This study investigates the benefits of incorporating fish in ex situ coral culture to enhance coral physiological performance. Corals that typically have fish associations (Acropora kenti and Pocillopora verrucosa) and those that do not (Porites lutea and Platygyra daedalea) were grown in aquaria under different fish-associated treatments for 3 months. Physiological performance of the corals, including growth, protein content, symbiont density and photosynthetic efficiency were assessed in the different treatments where corals were (1) kept with a school of Chromis viridis fed a pelleted diet, (2) supplied filtered water from a tank housing

SUBMITTER: Neil RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12009681 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature