Gorgs

oceanparadise1 · Aug 21, 2008

Do they like low light or high light?

High flow or low flow?

Ive never had one before and this one has awsome white polyps and i dont want to kill it!!!!

heres some pics, its not open yet

Nate82 · Aug 21, 2008

is it photosynthetic?

oceanparadise1 · Aug 21, 2008

yea i think so talon chime in!

robharold · Aug 21, 2008

I have to tell you that one does not look healthy right now to me.

Gorgonians that are photosynthetic like moderate to moderate high lighting. The need decent flow too but not a ton.

If it is not photosynthetic, then it will need supplemental phyto feedings frequently.

demonsperm · Aug 21, 2008

Look here.GL..

http://www.asira.org/caresheets

paintballer768 · Aug 21, 2008

Are they blueberry gorgs? Whatever it is, it looks either ticked off or unhealthy.

oceanparadise1 · Aug 22, 2008

its ticked its fully opened now i forgot to turn my lights off lol its polyps are an AWSOME white

seafansar · Aug 22, 2008

My corky finger gorg likes a lot of light, but I really think it would be almost impossible to kill it. I mean I found it washed up on a beach about 5 ft from the water's edge!

Yours looks more like my dad's sea whips except his don't have white polyps. They are under MH's and he feeds them phyto often and they still look good. He's had them for a few months now, so he must be doing something right.
Enjoy your new addition!

talon4x4 · Aug 22, 2008

Its a purple ribbon gorg (or sea whip as seafansar said), its a little unhappy from being out of the water and is shedding its skin. Mine have all there polyps open this morning, nothing to worry about.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+601+608&pcatid=608