Like most deep-sea marine creatures, corals are filter feeders, which means that they get their nourishment through micro-plankton which contains nutrients as well as trace elements which the coral absorbs by filtering them through the ocean current.
Eins og flestar djúpsjávarverur nota kķrallar fæđusíun sem ūũđir ađ ūeir fá næringuna úr örverum sem innihalda næringarefni og snefilefni sem kķrallinn drekkur í sig međ ūví ađ sía ūær úr hafstraumnum.