blueberry sea fan

[Soong Yu Juan]

Just found out that the gorgonian I bought today is the hardest of them all. Do I have any chance of keeping it alive? Anyone has success with them?

[Terryz_]

Nope, My max was 6 months.. It is very unusual... The only case i know of surviving and growing is in US and it is growing to the point it can be fragged for sale but the frags didnt make it.. I tried using the food recipe he have for this seafan but it didnt work out very well, Max I could get it to survive and opening up well is 6 months after that the health start to go downhill..

[spkentchai]

Just found out that the gorgonian I bought today is the hardest of them all. Do I have any chance of keeping it alive? Anyone has success with them?

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I bought this from Ah Beng in Jan....still surviving and opening up every day....I dont do target feed.

[Terryz_]

Still too early to tell if it is doing well, It could be starving and reaching out for food..

[Jameshong]

I bought this from Ah Beng in Jan....still surviving and opening up every day....I dont do target feed.

Can frag small one for my nano tank !

[dreamlover]

Got 1 from pinnacle during Jan too, so far so gd. Hopefully can last.

[Terryz_]

They will appear to do well for the first few months... But slowly it will drop the polyps and become botak.. It would be good if we can have reefer who can keep them long term and share their experience..

[Soong Yu Juan]

Lol.. seems like the only thing i can do is hope and pray... Ok switched the flow to moderately high and it opened up nicely. .. any particular food product or size of food particles you guys recommend?

[DeadmanZ]

I got this too.. 3 months.. Target feed 2 times per week.. Using oyster feast.. Hope this helps Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2

[Terryz_]

Lol.. seems like the only thing i can do is hope and pray... Ok switched the flow to moderately high and it opened up nicely. .. any particular food product or size of food particles you guys recommend?

Any Filter feeder food would be good..

[Terryz_]

Would appreciate those who got the seafan , can update the health of the seafan every month.. It would be good to update...

[Soong Yu Juan]

ok.. settle on this environment for it

Flow: moderately high

Light: low

Food: Alternate between AquaPharm 5in1 plankton and Brightwell reef snow. Feed every evening at 6pm by pouring a capful into fastflow area.

[ezman]

I have got this seafan someone in Dec'12 and has been doing well till date...........here is a pic of it when i first bought it.

[ezman]

after keeping it for 2+ months, can see that the stem of the seafan is begining to turn blue and more polpys coming out from the stem.

[ezman]

Here is a closed up pic of it....does any bros/sis has any info to share on how we can do it better on keeping the seafan?

[mjck]

Here is a closed up pic of it....does any bros/sis has any info to share on how we can do it better on keeping the seafan?

Very nice already! Maybe you should share your regime in keeping it.

[sherman]

Anyone fragging?

[spkentchai]

Anyone fragging?

Bro Sherman, I can cut a part for you.

[ezman]

Very nice already! Maybe you should share your regime in keeping it.

i didnt do much other than feeding a small pinch of cyclopee twice weekly for the corals/fishes.......

[miketbh]

Back from pinnacle pasir ris today. They still have 4 palm size BB fan.

Incredibly beautiful ! Many hundreds of blue little polyps on spread-out orange branches opening up waiting for food.

Handful of polyps close tightly seemingly they have caught something yummy in their tiny tentacles.....

It's disappointing to know this is the hardest coral to live in captivity .

Any bros like to update/impart their experience with BB fan ?

..... oyster feast, cyclopee, Filter feeder food, AquaPharm 5in1 plankton and Brightwell reef snow

[nickykoo]

海扇好美啊！ 只是感觉很难养

[flo_reeftank]

I heard most of the sea have to feed plankton ? Target feeding will be good , they need strong flow and medium to low lighting..i have keep my sea fan for more than 8 month still doing great Cheers

[nickykoo]

I heard most of the sea have to feed plankton ? Target feeding will be good , they need strong flow and medium to low lighting..i have keep my sea fan for more than 8 month still doing great Cheers

Really?? which liquid food u feed for sea fan.... i always saw sea fan vey nice but scare to buy it....hard to keep

[flo_reeftank]

Really?? which liquid food u feed for sea fan.... i always saw sea fan vey nice but scare to buy it....hard to keep

They are a filter feeder as well, i use brightwell aquatic : zooplanktos - M Sea fan are not ex depend whitch one you are choosing ( normal one 12 to 25$ ) Cheers

[nickykoo]

They are a filter feeder as well, i use brightwell aquatic : zooplanktos - M Sea fan are not ex depend whitch one you are choosing ( normal one 12 to 25$ ) Cheers

Thanks ya... i try next time....haha