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milkshaker
Guest
Want to see if anyone knows of this and its requirments
bob the builder
Member
Welcome to the BB!The proper name is:Blue polyp sea-fan
Here is the care for one:
Food:
They mostly rely on the photosynthesis of the lighting. They require medium-strong lighting to live long in the aquarium. They will also eat Marine snow, and DT's phytoplakton along with any other plankton. They are filter feeders, so leave skimmer off 1 hour after feeding.
Lighting Needs:
Needs medium to strong lighting. PC's, VHO's, or MH are recomended to suit its needs.
Current:
Needs a medium to slow current 24/7.
Hardyness:
These arent the most hardy things out tthere compaired to its reletives the gorgon, and sea-whips. These dont tend to live long lives. You will need good water, a fully fuctional skimmer and sump, and not to mention good lighting.
I hope this helped! Also, i am not readint this from a book, it all cam eout from the old noggin.
Best wishes,
BOB.
Here is the care for one:
Food:
They mostly rely on the photosynthesis of the lighting. They require medium-strong lighting to live long in the aquarium. They will also eat Marine snow, and DT's phytoplakton along with any other plankton. They are filter feeders, so leave skimmer off 1 hour after feeding.
Lighting Needs:
Needs medium to strong lighting. PC's, VHO's, or MH are recomended to suit its needs.
Current:
Needs a medium to slow current 24/7.
Hardyness:
These arent the most hardy things out tthere compaired to its reletives the gorgon, and sea-whips. These dont tend to live long lives. You will need good water, a fully fuctional skimmer and sump, and not to mention good lighting.
I hope this helped! Also, i am not readint this from a book, it all cam eout from the old noggin.
Best wishes,
BOB.
adrian
Active Member
Im curious what were talking about here <img src="graemlins//confused.gif" border="0" alt="[confused]" /> Blue polyped sea fan could be several things, could you provide a genus? Most true sea fans come from very deep water where they recieve little to no light, and rely heavily on feeding. They also exist in areas of swift current and grow against the current to improve their prey capture, most when removed from this position do not stand a chance in captivity due to the difficulty of trying to replicate these conditions. IMO sea fans should be avoided, especially larger ones. If they are to be kept, current and food availabilty will determine their survival. HTH
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milkshaker
Guest
Originally posted by Bob the Builder:<strong>Welcome to the BB!
The proper name is:
Blue polyp sea-fan
Here is the care for one:
Food:
They mostly rely on the photosynthesis of the lighting. They require medium-strong lighting to live long in the aquarium. They will also eat Marine snow, and DT's phytoplakton along with any other plankton. They are filter feeders, so leave skimmer off 1 hour after feeding.
Lighting Needs:
Needs medium to strong lighting. PC's, VHO's, or MH are recomended to suit its needs.
Current:
Needs a medium to slow current 24/7.
Hardyness:
These arent the most hardy things out tthere compaired to its reletives the gorgon, and sea-whips. These dont tend to live long lives. You will need good water, a fully fuctional skimmer and sump, and not to mention good lighting.
I hope this helped! Also, i am not readint this from a book, it all cam eout from the old noggin.
Best wishes,
BOB.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I thak you for this information. I have 3 175 metal halides and 2 140 watt attinic with 1700 gal per hour movement.
This is a beautiful piece to add and i may just take a chance on it.
Thanks again
The proper name is:
Blue polyp sea-fan
Here is the care for one:
Food:
They mostly rely on the photosynthesis of the lighting. They require medium-strong lighting to live long in the aquarium. They will also eat Marine snow, and DT's phytoplakton along with any other plankton. They are filter feeders, so leave skimmer off 1 hour after feeding.
Lighting Needs:
Needs medium to strong lighting. PC's, VHO's, or MH are recomended to suit its needs.
Current:
Needs a medium to slow current 24/7.
Hardyness:
These arent the most hardy things out tthere compaired to its reletives the gorgon, and sea-whips. These dont tend to live long lives. You will need good water, a fully fuctional skimmer and sump, and not to mention good lighting.
I hope this helped! Also, i am not readint this from a book, it all cam eout from the old noggin.
Best wishes,
BOB.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I thak you for this information. I have 3 175 metal halides and 2 140 watt attinic with 1700 gal per hour movement.
This is a beautiful piece to add and i may just take a chance on it.
Thanks again