This coral is not growing

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First, Im not even sure what type of coral this is, I got them from a coral show. Second, I've had them for 9 months and they haven't grown one bit. They seem happy, but not sure why they don't grow. I also try to feed them once a week. Any thoughts?

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It looks like a non photosynthetic Gorgonian. It likely needs more food such as phytoplankton and other micro particles.

It’s looks good. There might be some algae on one of those tips, I would try and blow that off or loosely brush it.

Look up Red Finger Gorgonian, that might be it.
 
I googled that and it looks like you are right. I'll start target feeding it more and making sure to up my phytoplankton. I already use phytoplankton quite frequently as it does seem to make the corals grow faster and open up more. I'll get that algae off too, thanks for noticing.
 

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