Help me ID this!!

[moonman2091]

Can somebody help my ID this. I want to know the name. My wife wanted it so I had to get it lol. Just cant remember the name of it? And can anybody tell me a little more about it?

Thanks!!

 

[Spare time]

A gorgonian but not sure the type. Make sure to feed it some filter feeding food (many are not photosynthetic).

 

[SeaDweller]

the gorgonian?

 

[bar|none]

pretty!

 

[Mikedawg]

Diodogorgia nodulifera; yellow/red finger gorgonia. It's NPS so get ready to feed it.

May be of interest: https://animal-world.com/Aquarium-Coral-Reefs/Finger-Sea-Fan

 

[vetteguy53081]

Red finger gorgonian. Not the easiest to keep alive and sensitive to poor water conditions.
Calcium-strontium-iodine and good water flow needed and will break easily when not healthy

 

[moonman2091]

A gorgonian but not sure the type. Make sure to feed it some filter feeding food (many are not photosynthetic).

I assume reef roids and polyp booster are ok? It's what I feed my other corals.

 

[moonman2091]

Diodogorgia nodulifera; yellow/red finger gorgonia. Its NPS so feed it

NPS?? Non photosynthetic?

 

[moonman2091]

Red finger gorgonian. Not the easiest to keep alive and sensitive to poor water conditions.
Calcium-strontium-iodine and good water flow needed and will break easily when not healthy

Can you inform me a little on the iodine? I know what it is. But how is it beneficial to the corals? Learning lol

 

[Mikedawg]

I assume reef roids and polyp booster are ok? It's what I feed my other corals.

Will do better with meaty foods IMHO; it is NPS

 

[vetteguy53081]

Can you inform me a little on the iodine? I know what it is. But how is it beneficial to the corals? Learning lol

Iodine- beneficial. One drop per 20 gals. If you have zoas, you will see them pop with Iodine. I recommend Luigols

 

[moonman2091]

Will do better with meaty foods IMHO; it is NPS

So mysis? It's what I feed my fish?

 

[moonman2091]

Iodine- beneficial. One drop per 20 gals. If you have zoas, you will see them pop with Iodine. I recommend Luigols

Is there a test kit for iodine or anything or just follow info on the bottle? Lol

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is there a test kit for iodine or anything or just follow info on the bottle? Lol

Kent and Brightwell has dosing recommendations and there is test kits for iodine. I would do an ICP test 2X per year which will also give you readings

 

[moonman2091]

Iodine- beneficial. One drop per 20 gals. If you have zoas, you will see them pop with Iodine. I recommend Luigols

I have some Tropic Marin All for Reef. But bought a small bottle and havent used it was kind of scared to since I've never used it or used anything other than reef roids. Like I said learning since the tank was inherited.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Personally i find flow and silica levels the most important for the continued health f gregorians. For foods i just feed a mix of sizes of frozen food hikari coral gumbo for the small and a mix of foods for the med and large. Flow i find they do best in high indirect flow like sps. Too little flow and algae gets stuck on their skeleton. Unable to feed, they slowly die. Which is easy to see as th tissue disapeears and leaves a black thin skeleton in its place. The silica because they use silicone to form their skeleton not calcium.

 

[Mikedawg]

So mysis? It's what I feed my fish?

If you read the article I attached, you'll get some good ideas about care - feeding, placement, etc. Good luck; they are beautiful animals.

 

[Mikedawg]

Personally i find flow and silica levels the most important for the continued health f gregorians. For foods i just feed a mix of sizes of frozen food hikari coral gumbo for the small and a mix of foods for the med and large. Flow i find they do best in high indirect flow like sps. The silica because they use silicone to form their skeleton not calcium.

+ 1 on Coral Gumbo and variety of foods is important

 

[moonman2091]

Personally i find flow and silica levels the most important for the continued health f gregorians. For foods i just feed a mix of sizes of frozen food hikari coral gumbo for the small and a mix of foods for the med and large. Flow i find they do best in high indirect flow like sps. Too little flow and algae gets stuck on their skeleton. Unable to feed, they slowly die. Which is easy to see as th tissue disapeears and leaves a black thin skeleton in its place. The silica because they use silicone to form their skeleton not calcium.

I feed the hikari mysis for my fish. I'll pick up some of the coral gumbo next time I go to my LFS if they have it.