Finger Sea Fan

Description:
   The finger coral comes in two colors, bright orange yellow with red calyces and white polyps and the other is red with darker red calyces and white polyps. Finger corals are rather brittle and will break. They usually only grow to about 25 cm (10 inches). They are not photosynthetic.

Lighting - Water flow:
   These corals are usually found in water deeper than 25 meters (75 feet) on hard-bottom in the Caribbean. They are attached to the bottom in strong current.

Difficulty of Care:
   They need shade or indirect lighting with a strong current. They need to be fed at least once a week or they will starve. Unless it comes attached to a rock it will need to be glued onto a rock using epoxy.
   See Care of Non-Photosynthetic Gorgonians.

Aggressiveness:
Not aggressive.