Gorgonian questions

[John3]

I just got in a new batch of Gulf live rock and a big gorgonian came in with it. I got one of these on a prior batch of rock but I was a real newbie then and it had no chance.

I can see what looks like bleaching and some tissue recession. My question is does this guy have a chance to survive?

 

[Euphyllia97]

Looks like it might need some food. What are your parameters (No3 and phos)

 

[vetteguy53081]

Lack of light or water flow will cause this. Did it get exposed to air? Air will cause partial drying out

 

[jeffrey750750]

Does it actually looked bleached out or are the polyps retracted. That's what mine looks like when I brush it with the magfloat

 

[John3]

It was shipped moist/wet but not submerged. Think it can survive?

This is a newer tank that I cycled with Caribsea live rock. I just added the Gulf live rock and I’m expecting to get another big cycle as stuff on the that died decomposes.

 

[John3]

Some areas where the polyps did not come out have died. Other areas with polyps continue to hold on but I don’t have much hope.

On a brighter note there are 4-5 Caribbean rise corals that were in bad shape look like they will make it.

 

[jack_aubry]

Hard to say I would put it somewhere with high laminar flow and just wait and see. Try to keep algae from growing on any of parts that do die back.

 

[Apotack]

I had one of these hitchhike on my rock as well. It’s extremely hardy just don’t put it in too much light.

 

[C. Eymann]

Looks like briareum asbestinum maybe.

Highflow, moderate light.

 

[John3]

Well it’s been almost a month and it’s still alive and seems to be growing new tissue in areas where it had died. The main tissue is still white, maybe that is the natural color?