can i put a gorgonian coral on the sand bed?

[mahmoud]

i got a gorgonian coral which i dont know really what it is called.
now its on the sand bed to accilmate it to the led light i have.
the question is can i keep it in the sand bed where it can get gd light? cuz am not really know how to use superglue or anykind of glue to put it in a peace of rock. so i was thinking of just put it in the sand bed as if i was putting a plan.
what do u guys think?

 

[Kano]

Yes you can. I'd try and keep it so no flesh is under the sand if possible. You can glue it to a rock without any issues depending on the type. Which gorgonian did you buy? color or picture?

 

[mahmoud]

the color in somehow pink but i just got it yesterday so am not sure if it will show more colors with the led lighting or not. ill try and upload a picture later today.

 

[mahmoud]

here are my gorgonian. i dont know it seems to be doing gd for me, today in the morning it had red spots everywhere i think they are its tentacle and than they disappeared when the light reached 50%

 

[mahmoud]

what kind of gorgonian do u think it is?

srry i didnt know the pictures where on the side.

 

[fishroomlady]

it is important to know the type of gorgonian you have - whether it's photosynthetic or not. Hopefully others will chime in with an ID.

 

[mahmoud]

whats the different between the photosynthetic and not photosynthetic ? srry am not really familiar with gorgonian or any coral

 

[fishroomlady]

photosynthetic is that it depends mainly on light for life and growth. Non photosynthetic means it will require regular feeding to live and thrive. Non photosynthetic are more difficult to keep because of their feeding requirement.

 

[J77]

I would say that it def non photosynthetic wich just usually starve in a normal tank

 

[mahmoud]

and how to know if it is photosynthetic or now?

 

[Kano]

I answered your other post but it looks like it's not photosynthetic so you will have to feed it every day or at least 4-5 times per week. I used to feed one I had shrimp/brine eggs. You'll want to clip off the parts that have algae growing on it and keep it in a pretty strong water flow. Not so much the branches are swaying (and not constant) but enough so algae doesn't grow on the branches. When you feed it you can turn the flow down/off if needed. You'll see the "flowers" grab the food. If the food it too big it will not be able to eat it even if it takes the food. Good luck.

 

[mahmoud]

do i have to feed it new hatched brine shrimps or brine shrimps eggs? and how do u know if it is photosynthetic or not?

 

[fishroomlady]

my guess is that they probably looked up the type you have pictured to come to that conclusion. You may want to go on a coral ID page and compare your gorg to the different types for a positive ID.