Name this coral

[Geo Reefer]

Do anyone have an idea the name of this coral

 

[Geo Reefer]

The blue one that look like a tree

 

[vetteguy53081]

Problem is coral is too blue and distant in the pic.
Could be a kenyii tree or xenia or ? ?

 

[KingTideCorals]

Hard to tell which one you are referring to...

If it is the blue specimen up front could be a couple different things..

Initial reaction is blueberry gorgonian but in reality most likely blue clove polyps just hard to tell from the photo

 

[BighohoReef]

I believe that is a blueberry sea fan, also know asa blue Gorgonia. I agree though need a closer picture for confirmation.

 

[BighohoReef]

Hard to tell which one you are referring to...

If it is the blue specimen up front could be a couple different things..

Initial reaction is blueberry gorgonian but in reality most likely blue clove polyps just hard to tell from the photo

Haha great minds think alike ;)

 

[Geo Reefer]

Here is a video maybe that will help @ReeferBlaine @vetteguy53081

 

[Geo Reefer]

It’s a blueberry sea fan just looked at photos on google. Thanks for the help fellas @BighohoReef @ReeferBlaine @vetteguy53081

 

[KingTideCorals]

Nice tank looking great! Also.... think I was right about the blueberry gorgonian

https://www.reefathome.com/product-page/blueberry-gorgonian

 

[IslandLifeReef]

Here is a video maybe that will help @ReeferBlaine @vetteguy53081

I can't see the video, but if you take a close up picture of the coral in question with both white lights and then with your normal lighting, you might get a better indentification

 

[KingTideCorals]

Me and @BighohoReef decided you should package it up send it my way so I can get a close look LOL could be something hazardous LOLOL

A piece I have been looking for, was it a LFS snag? Mind me asking a price?

 

[Geo Reefer]

paid 100 bucks for it yesterday at my LFS. It’s call marine warehouse aquarium located in Tampa fl. They had about 15 of them. @ReeferBlaine

 

[KingTideCorals]

paid 100 bucks for it yesterday at my LFS. It’s call marine warehouse aquarium located in Tampa fl. They had about 15 of them. @ReeferBlaine

Typical pricing. Not too bad! Lovely piece, do they have an instagram or FB? May shoot em a PM

First gorgonian for the tank?

 

[Geo Reefer]

Try Facebook just type marine warehouse aquarium. I buy all my stuff from them and only them. Very clean LFS. @ReeferBlaine

 

[KingTideCorals]

Thanks for the tag! Let me know how that sea fan does! Gorgs love dosed live phyto even the photosynthetic ones!

 

[Geo Reefer]

Ok that what I been using for it phytoplankton twice per week is that enough? @ReeferBlaine

 

[Geo Reefer]

This when I had my 20gal set up. @ReeferBlaine

 

[KingTideCorals]

Due to the fact its photosynthetic it doesn't require it, but I actively dose live phyto for my Christmas tree worm rock...

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/christmas-tree-worms-and-coral-hermits-my-new-show-piece.741004/
That being said, all my corals/inverts benefit from the phyto! Live phyto is a great thing to have in the system. Just be careful with dosage to not overdose what can be taken in (possibly cause algae breakout).

For you I think dosing it twice a week is more than enough, if you have a long coral feeder could spot feed the fans polyps when dosing it into the tank in the first place.

 

[Geo Reefer]

Ok I spot everything from fish,coral and inverts. @ReeferBlaine are they hard to care for. I only been doing reef tank for 2 months

 

[KingTideCorals]

Gorgonians vary from easy (easy meaning one thing) to expert level specimens!

The photosynthetic species are by far the easier of the gorgonians to raise in home aquariums, but the non photosynthetic ones can fair well with other NPS (non-photosynthetic corals) like sun corals!

Super fun stuff, check out this youtube video for some help, this guy is one of my main influences!