Sea anenomes and larger jellyfish feed on small fish that pass by their stinging tentacles, but smaller jellyfish typically have a diet of plankton. The natural predators of most Cnidarians are sea turtles, fish that eat coral (ex. Parrotfish), echinoderms (ex. Starfish), and some crustaceans.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
What do Cnidarians eat? What eats them?
Sea anenomes and larger jellyfish feed on small fish that pass by their stinging tentacles, but smaller jellyfish typically have a diet of plankton. The natural predators of most Cnidarians are sea turtles, fish that eat coral (ex. Parrotfish), echinoderms (ex. Starfish), and some crustaceans.
Sea anenomes and larger jellyfish feed on small fish that pass by their stinging tentacles, but smaller jellyfish typically have a diet of plankton. The natural predators of most Cnidarians are sea turtles, fish that eat coral (ex. Parrotfish), echinoderms (ex. Starfish), and some crustaceans.
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