ID this Gorgorian

Hey Guys. I added a rather large fan looking gorg today. I don't know much about them but have been looking for something to take up space in my tank. Can you please ID it for me. Sry the picture has a lot of micro bubbles. Anytime I stir up the water or even at times during feeding my PS gets a bit worked up. Also, any bits of helpful information would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
Nick

 

Great polyp extension on the gorg. Don't know what type it is but I am thinking it is non-photosynthetic possibly. You will need to feed it daily to keep it alive.

 

+1 You have to feed them pretty frequently for them to really grow and thrive. Small suspend particals are the best.

You may be able to ID it here. If not a closer picture of the polyps would help.


Sea Fans: Sea Fan Corals

 

Thanks guys. I will send another picture tomorrow. The polyps appear to be very much like that found on a Kenya, however not as open or wide spread if you will. I feed mysis. I'm hoping that will suffice?

 

May need to go smaller like cyclop-eeze.

 

Ok here are some better pictures of the Gorgorian. Any additional information would be helpful. It's a neat piece.

 

Yep, looks non photosynthetic. Oysterfeast is the best food for them IMO, but some of the larger polyped ones will take brine or mysis too. If they are not getting chaotic enough flow, they will build up a waxy coat every couple of weeks. You should turkey baste it off to keep the polyps clear and able to open.

Awesome looking piece! Good luck.

 

Thanks for the information. Right now flow is my concern. Every stalk has all their polyps open, but only a few stalks actually sway with the current. The others seem really stiff. I might try and pick up a small flow mutlidirectional powerhead. It's a small tank 29g and I don't want too much current. I'm hoping the black spots will heal. I was told when they were first received by the lfs a sales clerk let them get thrown in a tank with other corals and they were stringed from touching each other. Some of the polyps really extend far from their base. That's probably the coolest part to these. Also, I think some of the stalks move a bit, not as in the current but actually reposition themselves.

 

It looks like one of the Slite Pore gorgs, like a Plexaurella spp, or a porous sea rod like one of the Plexaura spp. High likelihood of it being in there.. .easier to tell if you scare the polyps fully within the gorg, even there they are poking out Photosynthetic species for sure, regular feedings definitely wont hurt... THe flow is usually the biggest thing with either of these gorg families and you see to have it dialed in, good luck to you! Hopefully you can nail down the species, but if you get a shot of a closeup detail of the where the polyp retracts next time it goes in all the way I may be able to narrow it a bit for you. (Or check out "Reef Coral Identification" Florida Caribbean Bahamas - Humann/Deloach)

 

Some more pictures. I've heard both that these may or may not be the photo kind. Either way I understand you feed both types....