Tokyo Viking
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New Gorgonian
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my xenia isn’t as happy as it use to be after I added the candelabrum gorg. Too close? My leathers and Kenya tree seem fine with it.
You should really not have issue. I have kept a 125 that was 50 percent gorgoania and 50 percent sps/lps and a 75 the same way. I just run carbon and polyfilters.
These were all in my last tank... Some have not made it in this tank because it is just a holding tank till my 125 build and is crammed with to many fish and I feed heavy. A little algae issue and some gorgs do not handle algae well.
Sapper, great tank! And a nice specimen. I have maybe 6 species and 2x as many individuals. I'm currently working on a new build with two displays, one being gorgs/macroalgae/zoas/hard corals from Florida.
I never feed my photosynthetic gorgs and find them to be quite happy (but if flow slows down for some reason, they'll let me know!).
Shred5, whenever I've bought a new gorg and try to do my homework, I invariably stumble on your posts!
Since the gorg enthusiasts are assembled here, there is one I have had my eye on for several months now. The vendor can't ID this gorg. Any ideas?
I never feed my photosynthetic gorgs and find them to be quite happy (but if flow slows down for some reason, they'll let me know!).
Shred5, whenever I've bought a new gorg and try to do my homework, I invariably stumble on your posts!
Since the gorg enthusiasts are assembled here, there is one I have had my eye on for several months now. The vendor can't ID this gorg. Any ideas?
It is the same gorgonia as I have on the right in the last pic. I would have to grab one of my books to remember the id. Photosynthetic, super fast grower and very hardy.
Yea Gorgonians are one of my favorites and I have been keeping them a long time so I have been in lots of those threads. Also goniopora have been another favorite.
The Brown Gorgonian in the middle last pic I have had for maybe 10 + years and fraged so many times. You can actually see a picture above when I got it and it was real small.
If anyone is looking for gorgs best place is KPaquatics.
Thanks. Would that be Eunicea (aka Candelabra)? I haven't tried that one. I get my gorgs from Gulf Coast Ecosystems and will be trying KP as well as Salty Bottom soon..
It looks like in the center you have a Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata (plume gorg) losing half its flesh. Is that right? I have found these to be the most temperamental gorgonians. It's always one step forward, two steps back with them..
Shapper, I love that back wall corals. Look awesome. What is the coral name? How do you make them grow on the wall?Yes its GSP on the back glass, I like it
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Its called Briarium, but it gets called green star polyp... GSP
Devaji
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agreed 1000X I had all that KP offeres at one time but I had a bad out break of cyno and algae smothered them out. was just thinking I want to get more. love love LOVE gorgs.
Sea MunnKey
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So i bought a new gorgonian today, I believe its a Purple Candelabra. Its not long been in and looking great. It is a really nice deep purple with light purple polyps.
Correct me if I'm wrong as I've read that majority of colorful gorgs aren't photosynthetic. Photosythetic gorgs are either grey or light or dirty brown colour ... yes?
Sea MunnKey
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Yes the Purple Candelabra is really nice. And I saw one similar to it but from Indo shipment meaning it ain't photosynthetic right? 
From what I have read..
I would say the outlandishly colored ones, often with brightly colored polyps contrasting the body tend to be NPS.
And I would bet IndoPacific gorgs in the trade are more likely to be NPS as compared to Caribbean.. that's not to say there aren't photosynthetic gorgs in the trade from Indo like Rumphella species
I likey the gorgy love. Reminds me of the thread on R2R where people shared their sponges.
I'll share what photos I have..
The gorg in the middle here can withstand the stings of the hairy mushrooms!
Sold me to me as a corky finger, I am not sure if it is the encrusting species or branching. Seems to do a little of each.
These brush gorgonians (Muriceopsis flavida) can handle anything and still live.. These frags came from the mother who has gorgeous polyps.
Close up of slit-pore eco-gorg.
Though unpictured, my favorite is a blade or ribbon (Pterogorgia anceps). I have a coupe but one is >12" tall. It took 9 mo to acclimate to the tank but now it's polyps are so bushy and extended, that one forgets that they're all aligned on just two margins of the body.
I would say the outlandishly colored ones, often with brightly colored polyps contrasting the body tend to be NPS.
And I would bet IndoPacific gorgs in the trade are more likely to be NPS as compared to Caribbean.. that's not to say there aren't photosynthetic gorgs in the trade from Indo like Rumphella species
I likey the gorgy love. Reminds me of the thread on R2R where people shared their sponges.
I'll share what photos I have..
Sold me to me as a corky finger, I am not sure if it is the encrusting species or branching. Seems to do a little of each.
These brush gorgonians (Muriceopsis flavida) can handle anything and still live.. These frags came from the mother who has gorgeous polyps.
Close up of slit-pore eco-gorg.
Though unpictured, my favorite is a blade or ribbon (Pterogorgia anceps). I have a coupe but one is >12" tall. It took 9 mo to acclimate to the tank but now it's polyps are so bushy and extended, that one forgets that they're all aligned on just two margins of the body.
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They were all doing real well in the main tank and the minimum any of them are is 3 years old. There are a few not doing so well. What is going on is I moved them into this holding tank till I get my new system up and running and were only supposed to be a few months.
Some of the gorgonians are on really small rocks and there are two urchins and they keep knocking them over into the other corals and get burned. Since the tank is so crowded cyno is a issue and grows on the bare skeleton so it does not heal. I need to frag that one laying down in the middle to have any chance of saving it now. Plus it is to packed and some of the gorgonians are touching each other from time to time. It look like my new system is going to take lot longer to finish, so they might be in there a lot long than I wanted. I thought about just fraging them so they were small.
I was talking about the spiny behind that... the brown/orange one I believe it to be Muricea elongate.
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I have never seen gsp take over the entire wall like that! beautiful. I have thought of doing that but dosnt look so great until it totally fills in. Love that new gorgonian, what is the name of the large one. Is that a brush? I definitely want one, i kind of like the ribbon and whip but thinking that might be to thin looking. I like them fuller! Like yours!Yes its GSP on the back glass, I like it
ReefHog
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What is the best way to dip Gorgonians? I typically use Bayer or CoralRx (or both) for corals. Iv'e read everything from freshwater dip to same as corals to freshwater will kill them to no dip at all. I quarantine everything that goes into my DT and dip prior to adding to quarantine.
I usually just used a lugos solution and some flatworm exit when I had gorgs. Worked well. Never had flatworms or any other pests. Inspect them for any snails though.
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