Photosynthetic gorg half closed

[toadstool_paradise]

Got this purple knobby gorg on Wednesday and has looked like this ever since I got it out of the bag. Is part of it damaged? Just wondering if anyone has experienced this before. Such a cool shape!

Temp 77
Salinity 1.025
Ph 8
Ammonia and Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
Everything else doing wonderful!

 

[SimonMo]

Maybe this part of the coral at the seller wasn't under light. If there is not stronger water flow towards this part, I believe it will recover in a few days, maybe few weeks.

 

[Dburr1014]

Got this purple knobby gorg on Wednesday and has looked like this ever since I got it out of the bag. Is part of it damaged? Just wondering if anyone has experienced this before. Such a cool shape!

Temp 77
Salinity 1.025
Ph 8
Ammonia and Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
Everything else doing wonderful!

View attachment 3138655

Looks okay to me. What are you seeing?

Is it the part with no polyps? I wouldn't worry about that. Could take time. It looks healthy to me.

 

[Wolf8895]

Last time I had Gorgs they took a while to open if you disturbed them. Can't wait to put some into my new tank. Love how they look swaying in the current.

 

[jkcoral]

Your gorg looks good. They have a waxy coat that they shed every few days to protect themselves and usually don’t open during that time. With just that section of the branch being closed, it might be still shedding some of the waxy coat in that area. Or maybe it was laying on that side in particular during shipping and is still recovering.

This looks healthy to me, and worst case scenario, if that section of the branch starts to dies or starts to decay you can just cut it off with normal scissors.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

I had that happen but they always seem to come out ok. Wouldnt worry U can see a bald spot on this branch in the middle structure. Been years.

 

[toadstool_paradise]

Wow thanks everyone haha! It’s looking good, I’m sure it will just take time to fully recover from shipping