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Gorgonians are found worldwide in tropical seas. They are prominent of most reefs, attached to rocks, corals, oriented to prevailing currents. ... Important to isolate from stony and soft corals as these gorgonians can overgrow and smother them.
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www.wetwebmedia.com/seafans.htm
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An indeepth guide to gorgonians and how to care for them in captivity. ... Gorgonians are sessile colonial animals belonging to the order Gorgonacea in the class Anthozoa. Gorgonians are known under several different names, including sea whips and sea fans.
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www.aquaticcommunity.com/Gorgonians/
www.aquaticcommunity.com/Gorgonians/
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Out of all the soft corals we propagate here at GARF, one of the groups we have had the most success with are the Gorgonians. We do our work with two families of the order Gorgonacea. Genus such as Eunicia, Swiftia, and Plexaurella are found in the family Anthothelidae.
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www.garf.org/36/gorgallabout/allaboutgorgs.html
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Animal-World > Coral Reef > Gorgonians ... The gorgonians are soft coral colonies that are tree like. They attach themselves to rocks at the base and have a skeleton that is similar to animal horns. ... Many gorgonians are photosynthetic and so need light to survive. Others, like the finger corals, grow at great depths...
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animal-world.com/encyclo/reef/gorgonians/gorgonians.htm
animal-world.com/encyclo/reef/gorgonians/gorgonians.htm
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Invertebrates, Gorgonians and other saltwater aquarium supplies and needs. ... WWW.REEFTOPIA.COM; Buy Direct from the diver and SAVE!! Gorgonians and Invertebrates...
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www.reeftopia.com/Gorgoniansponges.html
www.reeftopia.com/Gorgoniansponges.html
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Soft corals are members of the order Alcyonacea. These corals can ... Soft corals will defend their space on the reef by secreting a chemical that inhibits the growth of neighboring coral. ... Soft corals will sometimes shed their protective coating within the aquarium in order to clean detritus and bacteria from their bodies.
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www.peteducation.com/category.cfm?c=16+1926
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As far as I can tell, the gorgonians seem to be doing fine in my tank so far. My question is besides DT's Live Phytoplankton, can I also feed them any small meaty foods like Prime Reef or should I get some sort of invert food or something else?
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www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2002/toonen.htm
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Caribbean Gorgonians: Beauty in Motion ... The back and forth sway imparted by surge on these gorgonians on a sunny day is mesmerizing. In an aquarium their moving branches contrasts with the stationary sps corals.
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www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2004/invert.htm
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Find out more about the coral of Bermuda's coral reefs, Gorgonians, Pseudoplexaura spp. ... Gorgonians can take many shapes and often confuse novices into thinking that they are plants rather than animals. In contrast to the stony corals, these animals do not have a solid skeleton but rather have small pieces of the...
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www.coexploration.org/bbsr/coral/html/body_gorgonians.h...
www.coexploration.org/bbsr/coral/html/body_gorgonians.html
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