Lets see those Gorgonians!

[Kreeger1]

Heres mine semi closed up
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/8628gorg.jpg
Erik

[phishlet]

Here's one of mine

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110purple-plume-lo-res.jpg

[phishlet]

Here's another

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110gorgonian.jpg

I love gorgonians

[phishlet]

These two pictures aren't from my tank but they have gorgonians in them. I took these photos while diving in Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras this past May.

Gorgonian with Seahorse:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110seahorse.jpg


Gorgonian with Flamingo Toungue. If you look closely you can see where the Falmingo had eaten the flesh of the gorgonian leaving a trail of exposed skeleton behind.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110Flamingo-tongue.jpg

[Kreeger1]

Nice pics, ever frag your gorgonians? I'm going to give it a few months but then I'm going to cut a few branches, any pointers?

[esadagi]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/43506yellow_gorgonian-thumb.jpg :D

[phishlet]

Originally posted by eriksmacks
Nice pics, ever frag your gorgonians? I'm going to give it a few months but then I'm going to cut a few branches, any pointers?

Yes I do frag my gorgonians. I sell them to local fish stores in my area. I just cut off the arms and wedge the arms into a small hole in a small piece of live rock. Then I put the frag in an area of high flow in my frag tank and the gorgonian encrusts over the rock in about 1 week.

[Cearbhaill]

http://www.cearbhaill.com/DSC03504.JPG

[mystavalon]

see if this works, i can't get clear pics.... probably because the glass bows :( ....

<img src="http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Aug/20048245822587128744319.jpg">

[bluereefs]

I love gorgonians too,reef without gorgonians are not reef:D

http://www.elegancereef.com/my/upload/24.08.gorgonia%20005.jpg

[bluereefs]

Gorgonia from the front with open polyps in this much more better picture

http://www.elegancereef.com/my/upload/gorgoniaelegancereef29.03.03.jpg

[xcreonx]

<img src="http://www.goodmorningheartache.com/tank/orgorg1.jpg">

[Kreeger1]

anyone have much success with nonphotosynthetic gorgonians?

[xcreonx]

i've had great success. i have two different kinds.. the one pictured above and an 'ultra purple gorg' from the gulf of mexico. i feed them every other day and they've been growing well for almost a year!

[theitalianczech]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/theitalianczech/DSCN0321.jpg

this was taken 4 months ago in old 65 gallon tank
was sold as green lace

[PupChow]

What do you feed them? Phyto? Do they take cyclopse (sp)?

[Micki]

I'm curious as to what you feed them as well.

[MarLooney]

i want to play too...

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/38399blue.JPG


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/38399red___yellow_gorg_02.jpg


the blue died when i moved it into a cave to get it out of the light. there wasn't enough current in the cave. i'll get another one someday, but only after i have a spot already set up for it. they yellows still doing good. i've also got a yellow finger gorg (yellow w/ white polyps).

[xcreonx]

I alternate every other day between: frozen brine soaked in selcon, DT's Phyto, Zooplankton & formula 1 flakes pureed with selcon.

Works like a charm :)

they are in high flow areas, and dont get much light.

also, i've fragged them several times with 100% survival!!!

every once in a while some algae starts growing on them. i just use my hand to rub it off, or use a soft tooth brush.

[papafunk]

MarLooney...WHAT are those Gorgonians??? the are SWEET!!!!

[Micki]

xcreonx
Do you target feed, or is that what you feed your entire tank?

[xcreonx]

target feed with a baster, which also feeds the rest of the tank. just gets the gorgs first.

[ReeferMac]

I'm w/ PapFunk, *** are those man!?!? Non-photosynthetics?

Picked up this one at Tropicorium this Spring, so far so good...

Sorry for the bad pic, but it's hard to photograph the subject where I've got it placed.

http://reef.myip.org/230/2004_07_25/640x480Seafan.JPG

- Mac

[Kreeger1]

here it is with polyps out
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/8628gorgfuz.jpg

[Gary Majchrzak]

Here's a link to a Gorgonian slideshow from a past issue of 'Reefkeeping' online magazine:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/reefslides/index.htm

[zrograviti]

how about this for a close up pic.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/516/37450OrangeGorg.JPG

[MarLooney]

papafunk & ReeferMac, the blue one is a BSF - Blue(berry) Sea Fan "Acalycigorgia sp." i'm not sure what the yellow one is yet.

zrograviti, very nice pic. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

[phishlet]

Originally posted by PupChow
What do you feed them? Phyto? Do they take cyclopse (sp)?


I feed mine photplankton and cycolpeeze. I just mix my phytoplankton product with the cyclopeeze and target feed them with a turkey baster. They love it. Polyps get super fat and puffy after a feeding.

[CrystalAZ]

Beautiful gorgs!

I wish I could have them, but my yellow tang finds them tasty. I had one for about a week and he had stripped about half the flesh off, so I gave it to a fellow reefer. :)

Crystal

[Gary Majchrzak]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y270/gary334/IMG_3241keeper.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/516/7144new_pics_11691317_1_.jpg

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/totm/images/11691161keeper.jpg

[SDguy]

Here are mine:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p5/SDreefguy/PurpleGorgonians.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p5/SDreefguy/Purplefrillygorgonian4-23-07.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p5/SDreefguy/Aquarium%202-2-07/Ribbongorgonianandstag.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p5/SDreefguy/Aquarium%2011-22-06/Gorgonianssideview11-22-06_1.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p5/SDreefguy/Aquarium%2011-22-06/Gorgoniansfrombelow11-22-06_1.jpg


And my newest:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p5/SDreefguy/Seafanopen.jpg

[Micki]

This thread is a blast from the past!

[phishlet]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9857353#post9857353 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Micki
This thread is a blast from the past!

Rock on! Love these oldies.

[SDguy]

Hey Gary, I've seen that yellow polyp gorg before. What's its deal, is it photosynthetic? Doesn't look to be...

[Micki]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9857416#post9857416 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phishlet
Rock on! Love these oldies.

Yep, just don't see 3 year old threads pop up too often. :D

[SptfireXIV]

Oooh, nice gorgonians! I only have 1 so far.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/VicSkimmr/Reef%20Tanks/90%20Gallon%20Acrylic/Livestock/DSCN4477.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/VicSkimmr/Reef%20Tanks/90%20Gallon%20Acrylic/Livestock/DSCN4474.jpg

I don't know if anybody else has experienced this, but my arrow crab climbs up into the gorg at night and sways with it in the current to blend in. My hermits also love to climb up in it and just hang in its branches for days on end.

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9857994#post9857994 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SDguy
Hey Gary, I've seen that yellow polyp gorg before. What's its deal, is it photosynthetic? Doesn't look to be...
it's not photosynthetic ;)

[SDguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9863401#post9863401 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gary Majchrzak
it's not photosynthetic ;)

Bummer..it firgures :rolleyes:

[Roy G. Biv]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/pmolan/DSC05437.jpg

[tony13]

Here's mine, about 24" tall.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/tonyhibert13/IMG_2210.jpg