Caribbean Gorgonians

PFortman · 08/06/2013, 09:38 AM

Living in Southeast Florida, it has been easy to specialize my 180 gal. tank in local species.
https://plus.google.com/photos/11576...77707081451908

PFortman · 08/06/2013, 10:13 AM

droth335 · 08/09/2013, 05:22 AM

I'm jealous. I love gorgonians!

albano · 08/09/2013, 05:36 AM

Are these all photosynthetic ?

wireefman · 08/12/2013, 10:10 AM

nice! I have 6 or 7 diff photo gorgs... love them

fvandijk · 08/13/2013, 06:17 PM

Beautiful tank! Where did you get the aquacultured fairy basslets? I assume you have not managed to keep any zoanthids or ricordea with the angelfish?

albano · 08/13/2013, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fvandijk

I assume you have not managed to keep any zoanthids or ricordea with the angelfish?

I have 10 angels ...5 dwarfs, 4 Genicanthus and a Regal... In with a couple of Zoa colonies and many many ricordeas.

PFortman · 08/24/2013, 07:11 AM

While retailers are are not very forthcoming about their wholesale sources, I thought the Royal Grammas, aka fairy basslets were from ORA (Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums) up in Ft. Pierce, but I don't see them in their Web catalog. ORA does direct deliveries with their own trucks to the many marine aquaria retailers in SE Florida. Since Gramma loreto are benthos egg layers like clownfish; they are somewhat easy to aquaculture.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1157696.../RoyalGrammas#

RE: zoanthids, no. Between a red decorator crab insisting on wearing them and the Angelfish picking at them; a small colony didn't last more than a month or two. This series of pics don't happen to show the zoanthids being worn, but does show clips off the gorgonia. The crab was collected off Dania Beach, FL. https://picasaweb.google.com/1157696...DecoratorCrab#

08/06/2013, 09:38 AM	#1
PFortman Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Davie, Florida Posts: 12	Caribbean Gorgonians Living in Southeast Florida, it has been easy to specialize my 180 gal. tank in local species. https://plus.google.com/photos/11576...77707081451908

08/06/2013, 10:13 AM	#2
PFortman Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Davie, Florida Posts: 12	Gorgonians from the Florida Keys

08/09/2013, 05:22 AM	#3
droth335 Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Iowa Posts: 794	I'm jealous. I love gorgonians! __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: 210 sps dominant reef: 40g sump, kalk,4 reefbreeder photon 32's ; 300DD mixed reef with 180 gallon sump, 4 Reefbreeder Photon 32's.

08/09/2013, 05:36 AM	#4
albano SALTWATER since '73 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Katonah, NY/ San Fernando Ca./ Sea Isle City NJ Posts: 6,210	Are these all photosynthetic ? __________________ ______________________________________ Jan. '11 TOTM Manhattan Reefs Current Tank Info: 500g & 200g acrylic DTs/2 separate reef systems

08/12/2013, 10:10 AM	#5
wireefman reefin chef Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: minnesota Posts: 650	nice! I have 6 or 7 diff photo gorgs... love them

08/13/2013, 06:17 PM	#6
fvandijk Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orlando Posts: 151	Beautiful tank! Where did you get the aquacultured fairy basslets? I assume you have not managed to keep any zoanthids or ricordea with the angelfish?

08/24/2013, 07:11 AM	#8
PFortman Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Davie, Florida Posts: 12	While retailers are are not very forthcoming about their wholesale sources, I thought the Royal Grammas, aka fairy basslets were from ORA (Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums) up in Ft. Pierce, but I don't see them in their Web catalog. ORA does direct deliveries with their own trucks to the many marine aquaria retailers in SE Florida. Since Gramma loreto are benthos egg layers like clownfish; they are somewhat easy to aquaculture. https://picasaweb.google.com/1157696.../RoyalGrammas# RE: zoanthids, no. Between a red decorator crab insisting on wearing them and the Angelfish picking at them; a small colony didn't last more than a month or two. This series of pics don't happen to show the zoanthids being worn, but does show clips off the gorgonia. The crab was collected off Dania Beach, FL. https://picasaweb.google.com/1157696...DecoratorCrab#