hey Spike

[kiowascout]

Are those yellow gorgonians in the bowfront at animal adventure photosynthetic or filter feeders?



Thanks

[Aquabucket]

They are called Diodogorgia nodulifera and are non-photosynthetic but really not that hard to care for. If you are running a skimmerless system you won't even need to feed it. If you are running a skimmer you will need to shut it down when feeding. Foods for typical filter feeders like feather dusters will do just fine.

Despite what Fosters & Smith and some other websites say about these gorgonians I have found them to be quite hardy and easy to care for. They like lots of flow.