Blueberry Gorg/Fan

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

yep, it's the way to go, except that you must do that about 10 times per day and water quality must remain top notch.

It's nearly impossible to keep and even those with a dedicated NPS system are not able to keep it alive for very long. 3 to 6 months and that one is going to be deat pretty much, no matter what you do.

they need live zooplankton constantly in the water.

funny how i was told the same thing by the same person ....here i am now with a blueberry thats twice the size it was when i bought it , fully encrusts and full polyps day and night.......i guess mines gonna die too though right??

daniella does have merit to her post these corals need live food in the microns and feed several times a day ( all day is better )


succeess with this coral is not as rare as alot of people think.

cheers

[somewherebeyondthesea]

Originally Posted by reefwars

funny how i was told the same thing by the same person ....here i am now with a blueberry thats twice the size it was when i bought it , fully encrusts and full polyps day and night.......i guess mines gonna die too though right??

daniella does have merit to her post these corals need live food in the microns and feed several times a day ( all day is better )


succeess with this coral is not as rare as alot of people think.

cheers

I'd love to pick your brain on how to sucessfully feed your NPS corals, I've been in awe at the dendros, suns, gorgs and fan pics that you've posted and wanted to know your secret.


Cheers



Steve

[daniella3d]

Really? that's cool! How long have you got it and what are you feeding it and how often? rotifers?

Success with this coral need a dedicated NPS tank, no less.

So far you would be the first that I know who not only had success maintaining it alive but actually making it grow! wow...

do you have pics that tank?

I was thinking eventually to put up a small NPS tank but darn it's expensive.

Also do you use a chiller? since most of those NP grow in deeper water...??

Another very important factor that I was told by a marine biologist is that the way the gorgone is transported and kept until it reach a proper tank is very determinant to its survival long term and a blueberry that would have been at high temp during shipping would have poor chance of survival.

Originally Posted by reefwars

funny how i was told the same thing by the same person ....here i am now with a blueberry thats twice the size it was when i bought it , fully encrusts and full polyps day and night.......i guess mines gonna die too though right??

daniella does have merit to her post these corals need live food in the microns and feed several times a day ( all day is better )


succeess with this coral is not as rare as alot of people think.

cheers