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Purple Sea Fan
Gorgonia ventalina
Family: Gorgoniidae
📍 Caribbean — Bahamas to Venezuela
The iconic purple fan-shaped gorgonian found throughout the Caribbean. Non-photosynthetic — requires regular target feeding with coral foods or phytoplankton. Grows in the plane perpendicular to current flow. A dramatic display piece.
Keeping this species
- flow
- moderate and steady
- placement
- mounted upright in current
- difficulty
- intermediate
- lightLevel
- low to medium
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Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 84°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jun high)