White SeaFan Care.... please help

[nanomania]

I just bought a white seafan, and mine is a 1yr old mixed reef with live rock...

is it photosynthetic or will need feeding?

 

[Allmost]

I think those are photosynthesis.
high flow, lighting, and low nutritions so they dont get covered with algae.

 

[nanomania]

i hope they are photosynthetic.......

 

[Bratyboy2]

from what i have red on that one they are photosynthetic....but ya never know

 

[nanomania]

they say brown polyps are photosynthetic.... i think this 1 has white...

 

[noy]

nanomania - From what i can see there is major tissue loss in the tips where the white stops and the brown sticks are in. You can see in other spots where it seems the calcium skeletons are showing through. if you bought that sea fan in the condition show in the picture - you may want to take it back (imo). It will be a bit of a challenge to turn this coral around (sorry just my opinion).

I haven't ever heard of a white sea fan to be honest. But if they have zooanthellae algae - ususally they should have some colour from the algae. If its a colour morph its probably pretty rare.

Not to be picky but that looks more like a straight gorgonian from the growth pattern.

 

[nanomania]

nanomania - From what i can see there is major tissue loss in the tips where the white stops and the brown sticks are in. You can see in other spots where it seems the calcium skeletons are showing through. if you bought that sea fan in the condition show in the picture - you may want to take it back (imo). It will be a bit of a challenge to turn this coral around (sorry just my opinion).

I haven't ever heard of a white sea fan to be honest. But if they have zooanthellae algae - ususally they should have some colour from the algae. If its a colour morph its probably pretty rare.

Not to be picky but that looks more like a straight gorgonian from the growth pattern.

actually there were 2, i bought the 1 that was absolutely fine... halfdead my friend kept, he likes challanges

here is the latest pic from my friends tank to mine..... its just been 2hrs and polyps are comin out

 

[nanomania]

anyone?

 

[nanomania]

iv turned off my skimmer for smtime, to store the plankton.......

 

[nanomania]

nobody?

 

[Bratyboy2]

im going to go with Eunicella singularis

other possibilities are eunicella verrucosa or muricea muricata. But i want to say for sure the first.

what i have found it 18 deg celcius or less in temp and moderate to strong flow will help it thrive in the tank.

 

[nanomania]

im going to go with Eunicella singularis

other possibilities are eunicella verrucosa or muricea muricata. But i want to say for sure the first.

what i have found it 18 deg celcius or less in temp and moderate to strong flow will help it thrive in the tank.

ya, its Eunicella singularis......... is it photosynthetic? what n howmuch do u feed?

 

[nanomania]

mine has white polyps.... not brown

 

[Bratyboy2]

its non photo....make sure you give it BBS 3-4 times a week by target feeding....you can also dose come other foods like kent brand filter feeding foods and reef nutrition....doing good for me...but I don't have this gorg though I would love to try it

 

[nanomania]

ok, will the food iv made work? they do catch cyclop n eat......

 

[Bratyboy2]

I don't see a problem with it. just make sure you vary the diet and see them eating

 

[nanomania]

kool....

 

[SantaMonica]

Well google image search seems to show Eunicella singularis a mostly white coral. Seems amazing to me.

 

[nanomania]

i bought 3 more colours .... all doing great...... will soon upload images and video.....