Stupid Gorgonian.

[PeeperKeeper]

Every time I think I've got it propped up solid, I come in the next day and it's fallen over again. <_< When I first got it (about a week and a half ago) it had kind of a foot that I rubberbanded to a rock, but that got torn off when it fell over and now it's just a V at the bottom. I've got it in a place with pretty strong flow, but I think it's falling over when the hermits get on it. What's the best way to prop it up, just between two rocks? Will it grow onto the rock it sits on or will it always be separate?

It seems to be doing okay. The white polyps open up a little, although not all over the whole thing. SWF.com said this one (deep sea yellow) is the easiest gorg to keep, but I saw a post on here recently telling a newbie to stay away from gorgonians in general. Are they more difficult to keep than I realized, or will it be fine when I finally get it placed right?

[seamonkey2]

visualize where you want it to go, and prop it with rocks

no they are fairly easy to keep, keep it away from bright light

good luck

Jose

[Richard]

#1 - Super glue gel

#2 - They are fairly difficult long term. 1st you have to feed them as they are non photosynthetic. Cyclopeeze, daphnia, baby brine will work well. 2nd they easily get overgrown by algae, especially cyanobacteria, as they o not excrete a mucus like most corals. So you need to keep water quality high to prevent algae problems. If you do see some algae starting to grow on them the easiest thing to do is just rub it off with your fingers.

[PeeperKeeper]

Thanks for the tips. Yes, I have it in a cave, out of bright light, and I recently installed a refugium to help keep the water free of algae nutrients. I also just bought some frozen cyclopeeze, so I'm glad to hear that will be good for the gorg too.

Also thanks for letting me know it's okay to rub off the algae with my fingers. I wasn't sure if I should try not to touch it too much or if that was okay. I've been avoiding touching too much when I try to prop it up, so maybe that's why I've been having so much trouble getting it set.