• Gorgonaria

  • Michael3221

There is a beautiful little coral that has settled in and is opening up. For about a week now, I've been seeing white spots or growths on it. I can't tell if it's reproducing by division or if small asterinas are nibbling on it. (I tried to capture the best focus - the current is constantly shaking it.)

Karen81

I also have such spots on mine. These could be so-called gallop-like changes caused by the impact of some destructors on the trunk. The coral heals the damage in this way. I have actually never seen Asterina on this coral. Someone else is causing trouble. But from my observations, this is absolutely not fatal for it. Over time, everything will grow back, polyps will form, and then maybe even branches. By the way, Plexirella tolerates pruning very well; some pest periodically does this at night, and I can't figure out which one, but literally within a week or a week and a half, there is no trace left from the damage.

Amber

Who feeds their gorgonaries with what? And where do they buy the food? Maybe they have come up with some interesting recipes?

Diana3118

I intentionally do not feed them. They are satisfied with what the current brings when I feed the fish frozen artemia. They feel great. The only thing that can negatively affect them is poor lighting. They close up, hide their polyps, turn white, and eventually go "beyond the rainbow." When placed back in bright light, they quickly return to life. The branches I have under moderate lighting do not look as fluffy as those under bright light.

Sara

I bought two magic jars, ZoPlan and PhytoPlan, mix them with frozen cyclops, and feed it with a syringe - it eats like crazy! Among the three friends who shared a bush of Gorgonaria, only mine survived. I guess I'm feeding it right... But isn't it a non-photosynthetic organism? Why does it need light?

Shane

Here is a photo of what they look like, and I haven't fed them even once in a year of keeping them.

Daniel4967

Most of the photosynthetic organisms are from the Caribbean and Brazil, with very few species of photosynthetic organisms in other regions (information from Sprung's "Corals" quick guide).

Eric5208

Krasnomorsk. The photo was taken in March of this year through a breach in the hull of one of the sunken ships (i.e., there is minimal light there).

Kenneth7210

So there are those too...

Helen

By the way, there are many more non-photosynthetic gorgonians.