Coral reefs are made up of millions of tiny animals called polyps. Reefs have over two-thirds of the world’s fish. Polyps live together in colonies located in warm oceans.
A coral polyp can be soft and tube shaped. They has many tentacles, and are small like a jellyfish. Of the 5,000 different kinds, some are hard and some are soft.
Corals eat small animals that float by. To catch them, they sting them. They eat at night, eating dead fish and shrimp. Also, they eat plankton.
Polyps live together in colonies and oceans all around world. They live in shallow waters around islands. You can find coral reefs at the equator.
Coral polyps are important because many types of fish need to coral reefs to live in. We need to help save the coral polyps so we can help save the reef.
Sources:
Corals – Lola M. Schaefer
Aquatic Life
A coral polyp can be soft and tube shaped. They has many tentacles, and are small like a jellyfish. Of the 5,000 different kinds, some are hard and some are soft.
Corals eat small animals that float by. To catch them, they sting them. They eat at night, eating dead fish and shrimp. Also, they eat plankton.
Polyps live together in colonies and oceans all around world. They live in shallow waters around islands. You can find coral reefs at the equator.
Coral polyps are important because many types of fish need to coral reefs to live in. We need to help save the coral polyps so we can help save the reef.
Sources:
Corals – Lola M. Schaefer
Aquatic Life
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