blueberry gorgonia

[NYreefNoob]

this is my newest addition. cost me a pretty penny but the color is nice

 

[reefman]

very pretty, what do u feed it?

 

[NYreefNoob]

blueberry

it's a filter feeder. so nothing special. it eat's what i already feed tank. i have a nice yellow gorg also

 

[creo568]

how much did you pay ? The LFS on 11th ave 65st has 1 for $55 or $65.
can a gorgonia be fraged?

 

[JasonE]

this gorg absolutely needs to be fed. you already have damage on some of the branches. you might want to try some heavy feeding of oyster eggs, cyclopeeze and any other zooplankton substitute you can get. keep the skimmer off while you feed. it's an awsome coral, but very, very difficult to keep.

 

[steveo32]

Jason you anwsered my question. But it is still a beautyful piece. Good luck with it , I hope it works out for you

 

[ming]

As JasonE already pointed out, some of it is already dying where you can see the inner skeleton with no polyps. I tried having this coral once, and it makes keeping sun corals a joke IMO.
Definitely very attractive if you can get it back in health.

 

[NYreefNoob]

blueberry

that pic was 15 minutes after i put it in my tank. 3\4 of it has polyp extention. i feed phyto, mysis, brine and roti feast to my tank. and price was $65 { im cheap } so that made it expensive. actually the most expensive piece in my tank :banghead:. i have had great luck with my yellow gorg with no direct feeding.

 

[Deanos]

:sigh: Please listen and use excellent advise when you read it. It makes reefing so much more enjoyable.

 

[Deanos]

Non photosynthetic corals

Sea Fan FAQ

Blue Polyp Gorgonian

 

[Quang]

beautiful piece, keep us updated. i'd recommend spot feeding them as well. better safe then sorry, right? especially with a score like this one

 

[NYreefNoob]

blueberry

ty dean i did some research before i got it. but looks like i didnt do enough. so i will be spot feeding it with other corals

 

[Wes]

Fauna Marin has a gorgonian food that has been getting good reviews...Might be worth a try...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8531235#post8531235 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by C. Schuhmacher
In the next weeks we have a new Food and a special Aminoacid food additiv for sea fans ready
Here you can see what is possible with the new foods.

Here you see how the sea fans eat the food

Here you see a tank which use all our products for water treatment , lights and food?s

greetings Claude

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...170&perpage=25&highlight=sea fan&pagenumber=1

 

[NYreefNoob]

blueberry

ty wes. did you read what all you have to do to make the mix ?

 

[Wes]

no i havn't read up on it much i just remembered reading a while back that people using it seemed to like it alot.

 

[reefman]

beatiful mix reef wes

 

[Wes]

thanks but it's not mine lol