Venus Flower Basket
The Venus's Flower Basket, or Euplectella aspergillum, is the only Poriferan in the phylum Hexactinellidae to be used in hobbiest's aquariums. This is due to the fact that Hexactinellid sponges are mainly deep ocean sponges that
are not suitable for domestic aquarium environments. In traditional Asian cultures, this particular sponge was given as a wedding gift due to the fact that certain shrimp tend to parisitize them. The sponge houses two small shrimp, a male and a female, who live out their lives inside of the sponge. They breed, and when their offspring are tiny, the offspring escape to find a Venus Flower Basket of their own. The shrimp inside of the basket clean it, and in return, the basket provides food for the shrimp by trapping it in it's fiberglass-like strands, and then releasing it into the body of the sponge for the shrimp.
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