How to remove excess mucus from corals while extracting its symbionts?

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Bastian Steudel

maybe ultrasound application can help to separate the symbionts

Garen Baghdasarian

Try using a solution of magnesium chloride to anesthetize the animals first, and then collect the samples. Concentration and time will vary based on species/size, so you may need to play around with this some... a certain amount of mucus is inevitable though. Good luck!

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