blue fan
 

I have a blue fan that is not doing so well. If there is anybody that wants to take it please p/m me so arrange for pick-up and it is yours for the taking (free). I would rather it go to a good home than die in my tank. I'm not sure if it can be saved as it has lost at least 1/2 of the blue coral and is starting to look like a tree branch.
Greg

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I'd be happy to try caring for it if nobody else more experienced wants it. I know they are difficult and have to be fed regularily. How big is it?

It's about 8 inches tall and wide. If you want it you should make it quick. Poor thing didn't look too good when I got home from work.

good luck Danny, I hope you have better luck with it than me.

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I picked up the blue fan the other day and it is in poor shape right now. There are only a few blue tissue spots left on it. I figured I'd give it a shot and see what happens. Greg was told by Danny at Wai'd that the blue tissues will grow back in time and I was just wondering if this is true? Anyone have experience with sea fans?

(can this thread be moved to the reef forum?)

Sure, I can move it for you.

I don't have any experience with sea fans, other than that for the photosynthetic gorgonians, I think they require rather copious amounts of phytoplankton to feed, otherwise they starve. As to this specific species, I'm afraid I don't even know what it is, so I have no idea what category it would fit into.

About what you were told though, my experience with things that are dead, is that they tend to stay dead, no matter how hard I wish for otherwise.

for some reason i can't get the princess bride out of my head.

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This is what I found but its pretty general. It mensions sheading which gives me hope but I'm not holding my breath.

http://www.masla.com/coral/seafancare.html

ha-ha!
:mrgreen:
maybe it's "mostly dead."

Well, I guess if your sea fan is saying "Troooooob bllooooooooob" then don't give up on it. :lol: