Do You Have to Feed Gorgonian?

Feeding. Gorgonian coral and Se Fans are covered in small polyps that are great at capturing planktonic-sized foods. It is recommended that you feed your corals at least 3 times each week with coral food like Reef Roids, Freeze Dried Cyclops, Baby Brine Shrimp, or Zooplankton.

How do you take care of a gorgonian?

Photosynthetic gorgonians love light, so be sure to place them in an area of your tank where they will be under moderate to high lighting for several hours a day. Most gorgonians prefer to be placed upright, freestanding, and secured to a rock.

How do gorgonians eat?

They have eating habits that match those of both stony and soft corals. Consuming most of their food – plankton – at night, gorgonian polyps will extend their eight long tentacles, which contain stinging cells called nematocytes or cnidoblasts.