New additions. Green star polyps & Purple Gorgonian

The LTA ate my sleeper goby. Shrimp has been smart...so far

Good to know about Gor.

 

Seems mixed on feeding Gorgonian.
What do you guys feed it?
Mike at ASR said wouldn't need to feed as long as in a moderate flow area

 

I feed mine whatever i am feeding the rest of my coral. Reef Nutrition oyster feast, reef bugs, I feed frozen mysis so i am sure they get some of the particles from that as well.

 

I assume you mean Eunicea sp.? Or do you mean pseudopterogorgia sp? All three are photosynthetic and do not require feeding.

In general, pseudopterogorgia sp will grow similar to m. flavida however pseudopterogorgia only grow in one "plane" if you will...it grows flat.=, where as m. flavida will branch off in many directions. Obviously flow and light will play a role on this too. Eucinea sp. has about as random growth patterns as you can imagine. If you wish to learn about the care requirements for NPS gorgs and nps in general PM me.

I've kept all three mentioned above, none require feeding. You will see much better growth and health if you put them in strong random flow, medium light, and spot feed occasionally, so as not to foul the water. You can use just about any coral food on them. I liked coral frenzy. I fed mine directly once a week and indirectly three times a week when feeding the tank/other corals like my sun coral and dendro.

Sorry to hijack your thread. nice looking corals, Gorg's are one of my favorites, I just picked up a yellow with blue/purple polyps (not a blueberry gorg) that I've never seen before.

 

This is awesome. I love you guys. Serious you guys know so much. I just learned a ton

 

Happy to spread the knowledge. Gorgs are becoming increasingly popular, yet it seems not many people know enough about them. Assuming you get photosynthetic gorgs, they're about as easy to keep as zoanthids, but as nice looking, if not nicer than SPS, IMO.

 

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Any Gorgonian with white polyps will need to be fed.Cream colored or brown polyps mean it is mostly photosynthetic.

la-The Purple Tree Gorgonian should be fed a few times a week with a filter feeding food. Provide a varied diet of live or frozen baby brine shrimp, Marine Snow, PhytoPlan and other suitable micro foods.

I have found feeding them more makes them really grow.

 

I am more shocked that the Hawkfish hasn't had a go at that shrimp.

 

Correct, white or colored polyps are generally NPS gorg polyps. any range of brown is photosynthetic.

I think you have your IDs mixed up, the OP doesn't have eucinea sp., nor does it have white polyps? And I have to disagree with LA, I kept my eucinea sp. for around a year and a half without direct feeding and it grew like crazy.

 

Ball game, feed your corals. Maybe it's me but the polyps look white. Your tank looks great buddy. Trust me when I say your corals will not complain if you feed them and you'll be rewarded with growth for doing so. There's always a debate about feeding but in reality they have to eat. Just be responsible in doing so. Just because one person didn't feed his directly doesn't mean yours will react the same. If it were me I would trust LA, they kinda know what there doing