A New Tank with Corals and Gorgonians Can be Seen at the Seville Aquarium
For the past few weeks, visitors to the Seville Aquarium have been able to enjoy a new tank with spectacular corals and gorgonians, typical species of the Eastern Atlantic. This is a unique opportunity for marine life enthusiasts, as some of these species are only found in deep waters accessible only to experienced divers.
The installation, which has been completely remodeled, represents the rocky bottoms that constitute the ideal habitat for these animals. This space, mostly inhabited by invertebrates, is one of the most striking in the Seville facility, even being called by some experts “the jewel of the Aquarium” due to its colorfulness.
Among the species that can be found in this tank are the candelabra gorgonian (Ellisella paraplexauroides), the orange coral (Dendrophyllia ramea), and the sea fan gorgonian (Lophogorgia lusitanica). These living beings are often mistaken for plants by many people, but they are actually animals that live in colonies composed of hundreds of polyps. Swimming among them, one can see fish such as the “damselfish” (Chromis chromis) and the “swallowtail seaperch” (Anthias antias).
This tank increases the collection of marine invertebrates, featuring the aforementioned orange coral and the yellow tree coral (Dendrophyllia cornigera), two biological jewels of the Atlantic depths. Additionally, the Aquarium’s Biology team is working on installing tropical reefs, introducing multiple colonies of different tropical coral species.