Coral?

Jdv266 · May 19, 2022

This came on a live rock from gulf live rock. Is it coral? If so what is it? Thanks

Impala67 · May 19, 2022

Jdv266 said:
This came on a live rock from gulf live rock. Is it coral? If so what is it? Thanks

Yes I believe that’s a type of Alcyonacea aka gorgonian coral. They like high flow and eat live phytoplankton or other filter feeder foods. I have one in my tank and it loves feeding time. They usually don’t survive in tanks with low nutrients. Some species are non photosynthetic but I’m not sure about this one.

Jdv266 · May 19, 2022

Impala67 said:
Yes I believe that’s a type of Alcyonacea aka gorgonian coral. They like high flow and eat live phytoplankton or other filter feeder foods. I have one in my tank and it loves feeding time. They usually don’t survive in tanks with low nutrients. Some species are non photosynthetic but I’m not sure about this one.

Thank you very much

Titleist1964 · May 19, 2022

Jdv266 said:
This came on a live rock from gulf live rock. Is it coral? If so what is it? Thanks

wow, that's cool. Where did you get your LR from?

Jdv266 · May 19, 2022

Titleist1964 said:
wow, that's cool. Where did you get your LR from?

Got it from gulfliverock.com was very happy with them

Impala67 · May 19, 2022

Jdv266 said:
Got it from gulfliverock.com was very happy with them

Do you have some phytoplankton to feed it? Also how long has your tank been running?

Titleist1964 · May 19, 2022

Jdv266 said:
Got it from gulfliverock.com was very happy with them

I got my LR/LS from Tampa Bay Saltwater, high quality but I've been battling lots of unwanted critters, algae, and the amount of gorilla crabs I've removed is insane, not to mention there's another one that molted during the course of the day.