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ID please
also, how can i get mine to bush like this....mine is one single branch about 18 inched long......i would like it to bushier, like the one in the pic
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It looks like a gorgonian sea fan. I'm new so my ID skills aren't so
hot . However, if I am right, its going to require spot feeding of rotifers, brine shrimp, etc. and such in order for it to thrive and become bushy like the one in the pic. One thing to consider on these is their large surface area. It causes them to pick up a lot of waste that can and will grown algae and
cyano . TO prevent this, make sure that your
frag has good water flow to keep junk from settling on it.
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thanks eddy....that s it:-)
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can cut this guy in half and super glue the halves to a rock?....then i would have 2 branches
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can cut this guy in half and super glue the halves to a rock?....then i would have 2 branches
best to let i grow branches first, and then take a branch. a single stem is too risky for bacterial infection......although it can be done.
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i tried glueing gorgonians, didnt work for me, so i just left it pressed against a rock for a while and it eventually grew on the rock.
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i tried glueing gorgonians, didnt work for me, so i just left it pressed against a rock for a while and it eventually grew on the rock.
yeah, gluing don't work well. i found the best method to build a base around the base with epoxy putty and then you can wedge it or glue it onto a rock.
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okay....thank guys
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okay....thank guys
wait until it is all bushy and feeding well. that way it will have stronger polyps and tissue for the stress of fragging, mounting, and relocation.
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k..will do:-)
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