Blueberry Gorgonian (Acalycigorgia) care?
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PSam
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As far as I know, they usually slowly waste away. I'm not sure anyone knows exactly what they need. I've been trying to keep one, feeding a whole slew of fauna marin products, Reed's rotifers & phyto, oyster eggs, mulm from reactor, it just doesn't appear to accept anything and looks like it won't be long before it's gone. I definitely will not buy another one for at least a couple years, if at all. Hopefully more info / success with them by then. Here's a thread, hope it helps.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1335522&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1335522&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
spike78
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There may be some good information forthcoming on their proper care. It looks like Dr. Ron Shimek is running a study of Gorgonia.
http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic84886-11-1.aspx
http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic84678-11-1.aspx
http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic84886-11-1.aspx
http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic84678-11-1.aspx
I have one thats about 8" wide by 10" tall. It is doing pretty good. I got it in later januray. Its flowers usually open in the early moring and sometimes at later night. I can't be sure but I think it maybe spreading under the substrate. I have been seeing 2 flowers that are about 1.5-2" away from the main branch coming up and opening. I feed my rotifers and mysis shrimp.
liquidfunk
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my understanding is blueberry gorgonian is actually a gorgonian with an infection that makes the polyps appear blue. Thus they waste away because the infection/parasite consumes the polyps.
HTH.
HTH.
GSMguy
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no they are perfectly able to be kept in our tanks but mine liked live rotifers and fresh hatched live baby Brine shrimp Daily IME
this coral was very healthy for a long time in my tank until a 3 week vacation starved it and once it was in bad shape there was no saving it.
this coral was very healthy for a long time in my tank until a 3 week vacation starved it and once it was in bad shape there was no saving it.
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liquidfunk
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I heard it from a wholesaler. A company that pretty much runs the indonesian import business.
MCsaxmaster
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How long is "a long time"? If it is any less than ~2 yrs, I'd have to respectfully disagree
Also, the blue has nothing to do with an infection. At best, someone was just passing along misinformation. At worst, someone was inventing and excuse for why these corals keep dying, to shift the blame from our inadequate care (the real culprit).
I'm not sure of anyone that has had any sort of longterm success with these corals. After we find foods they will accept and a current speed that allows them to catch their food (one without the other is useless) it would probably be a matter of constant feeding to try to maintain them. The food available in nature is available for at least many hours per day and at a moderate concentration. Target feeding may not work because they can only eat so much at a time, and they may simply not get enough nutrition that way.
I'd avoid them, at least at this point.
oceanparadise1
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they are awsome looking to bad they die so fast lol
GSMguy
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12542856#post12542856 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NeveSSL
An infection seems a bit extreme, but possible that the color is caused by something that may be similar to an infection. Who knows?
Anyway, that looks awesome, GSMguy. Did you grow your own rotifers? Got any advice? This may be my next project.
Brandon
i Hatched live baby brine shrimp almost daily and i used DTS phyto and frozen cyclopeze.
dtaylor123
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I applaud your efforts, you tried to keep it alive by being proactive. But 6 months is not long term. Long term would start at the two year mark and then if it was thriving and more importantly growing, then I would say you are having some success.
I kept one alive and it appeared to be thriving (but not growing) for 11 months. I had thought, man I did it, but alas not to be (sorry about sounding Shakespearean) it perished.
Some of the other methods used here by some in this forum, is I believe the direction we need to go and that is feeding 24/7 by a syringe pump, keeping the food in suspension, the next trick is finding how to get it to the corals, how much flow and what kind is very important. Possibly mixing different NPC's in the same tank may not work. Keeping a specific tank for that one species of coral may also be the only way we are able to keep them. Meaning, what one coral needs may not work for another. I do feel some hobbyist here are making head way, I wish I had the coin to be able to do real trials, but I don't, so I will keep reading here on other folks trails.
Dan
Marcus Nitzsche from Germany is keeping an Acalycigorgia since 2.5 years ago
Active threads in this moment:
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http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=219084&page=2
Marcus Nitzsche said:
Active threads in this moment:
Azoo Cube (Marcus Nitzsche)
http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=278582
Acalycigorgia-Anthogorgia
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