Help on new gorgonian

[DJ_PAPA]

Hi, all.
I bought a Gorgonian on the store:

It's purple and white polyps. Do you know the scientific name of it?
What type of food should I give to it and where should I place it in the aquarium (because of flow location):

Is it photosynthetic or not?


Thanks! I'm new to this type of corals, so any help would be great :celeb2:

 

[oldreefer76]

That 1 is Photosynthetic, strong lighting, good laminar flow

 

[DJ_PAPA]

That 1 is Photosynthetic, strong lighting, good laminar flow

Thanks for reply!
Do you know the gogonian name of this one?

And where should I place it on the layout?

Also how much food should I give it?

Thanks :beachbum:

 

[DJ_PAPA]

Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[lostintheocean]

i am pretty sure the white polyps mean it is NOT photosynthetic, also looks like it is missing some flesh

 

[Western_reefer]

i am pretty sure the white polyps mean it is NOT photosynthetic, also looks like it is missing some flesh

They will change colors. I have the same gorgonian. When I got mine, it had white polyps, then they slowly turned light brown and currently are light brown. Maybe the Gorgonian was starving from light so the polyps bleached so the Gorgonian could look nicer? Its pretty darn hard to kill a photosynthetic Gorgonian.

 

[Western_reefer]

Looks almost like a Purple Plume Gorgonian (Muriceopsis flavida). (I have a Purple Plume Gorgonian (Muriceopsis flavida))

 

[uhuru]

looks azoox to me as well, in part because of the poor condition (probably starved), and in part because the polyps look really adapted to filter feeding. Kinda reminds me of mine:

 

[OzKat]

I have one Gorgonian that has brown polyps and one that has pink polyps, they used to be white polyps. I did not realise that white polyps mean they are starving! The red Gorgonian appears to be losing some of the covering over part of it's trunk, is this normal? And if not how do i stop it?

 

[Western_reefer]

I have one Gorgonian that has brown polyps and one that has pink polyps, they used to be white polyps. I did not realise that white polyps mean they are starving! The red Gorgonian appears to be losing some of the covering over part of it's trunk, is this normal? And if not how do i stop it?

I meant white polyps on *photosynthetic* gorgonians means that they are starving.

 

[DJ_PAPA]

Thank you all for your help.
The picture is right after I bought it and put it on the aquarium.

So what should I do to improve the gorgonian condition?

Thanks!

 

[DJ_PAPA]

I gave to it frozen rotiferos and cyclops.
Is it okay?

How much food should I give? Every day?

Thanks

 

[Western_reefer]

Here are a few pictures of my Gorgonian. It had white polyps in the beginning, now it has tan polyps.

 

[DJ_PAPA]

Here are a few pictures of my Gorgonian. It had white polyps in the beginning, now it has tan polyps.

That's a beautiful Gorgonian! And looks like mine.
What food do you give it?

What should I do to recover my Gorgonian?

Thanks :fun4:

 

[Western_reefer]

That's a beautiful Gorgonian! And looks like mine.
What food do you give it?

What should I do to recover my Gorgonian?

Thanks :fun4:

Mine is photosynthetic, so I never fed mine.

 

[DJ_PAPA]

Mine is photosynthetic, so I never fed mine.

Ok, thanks.
My gorgonian looks like yours.
Do you think that mine is photosynthetic?

Your gorgonian keeps polyps open 24h/24h or sometimes they are closed?

Thanks for your help :thumbsup:

 

[uhuru]

Try this: Don't put any food in the tank while the lights are on. Does your gorg still open its polyps? Try this for a few days in a row to see if the response is consistent. A photosynthetic one should consistently open its polyps in response to light, without any food being present.

IMO - the colors of yours and Moses' may be similar, but the skeletal structure looks different. I think its also unusual to find a photosynthetic gorg with tissue loss like that - like Moses said all they need is light.

 

[DJ_PAPA]

Try this: Don't put any food in the tank while the lights are on. Does your gorg still open its polyps? Try this for a few days in a row to see if the response is consistent. A photosynthetic one should consistently open its polyps in response to light, without any food being present.

IMO - the colors of yours and Moses' may be similar, but the skeletal structure looks different. I think its also unusual to find a photosynthetic gorg with tissue loss like that - like Moses said all they need is light.

Hi uhuru, ok I will do that.
And what is the behavior of a non-photosynthetic gorg?
The polyps response to detritus/food on the water?

Thanks :smurf:

 

[uhuru]

Not really detritus, but smelly foods. Mysis juice, oyster juice, Cyclopeeze, Fauna Marin foods, etc. I don't know if a non-photo gorg would do the same though, after all they are capable of capturing and eating zooplankton as well. You could try a food test after doing the light test for a few days. Try the food test at night with the lights off. If it doesn't respond at all to light but responds to food, there is your answer.

 

[Western_reefer]

On my gorgonian, the polyps would be open all day, but most of the time it would be closed at night, not ALWAYS, but most of the time.