Colorful sea rod help PLEASE

florida joe

florida joe

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Ok boys and girls I have decided its time for a challenge. Octocorals. Gorgoniidae or as I know them “colorful sea rod”. I have done my homework. They are very forgiving of lighting (no zooxanthellae) and water flow. Slow growing. They can be covered with algae (not a good thing). They need to be on a feeding regiment. Plus side if I am lucky the branches are easily broken and fraged. At night the polyps extend. (As in the picture) so now I need the real info from the people who keep then. Do you feed then at night or does it matter. What about flow I have mine in a high flow area, hoping to keep algae spoors off?
Tips tricks advise PLEASE
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
Are you talking about the yellow gorgonian....You are supposed to feed when polyps are out....They are hard to keep...I have a yellow and red
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
I got the yellow from swf in September...it was very nice...it actually was 2 attached to one rock...so I split the rock put 1 in my 225 and 1 in the 54...The one in the 225 died within 2 months. The one in the 54 is alive barely...I spot feed them BUT IDK..

I got a red one from somewhere else...It was about 2x2...no comparison...I put it in the 54g...it is still alive and flowers. It lost a few pieces and I stuck them in crevices, and they flower too...when I say pieces, I mean the size of half a toothpick....Even though the red is still alive, it does not seem to grow???? So if there is anyone out there who knows what else to do....chime in
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
Originally Posted by renogaw
http:///forum/post/2962707
i could never get my yellow to attach to anything, and it eventually just died.
I used superglue...It worked for awhile, wasn't permanent, and then I just stuck the little pieces that came off in holes or crevices and hoped they stayed..
 
petjunkie

petjunkie

Active Member
Feed whenever the polyps are out and often as you can. Problem is they require almost constant feedings to stay healthy, no one knows what exactly they eat and it's very difficult to keep water quality up and keep them fed at the same time. Bad water quality leads to them getting covered in algea, clean it off with a soft toothbrush if that happens because it will kill them. High flow is best but it needs to be variable, not direct.
 
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