Gorgonians and Seafans, Gorgonia, Melithaea, Pseudopterogorgia, Isis, Briareum, Muriceopsis, Plexaura

Sea fans are marine animals that are often rich in colors. Their maintenance in reef aquariums requires perfect water, mainly for non-photosynthetic specimen. In fact, the species are symbiotic of zooxanthellae requiring light, others that are non-symbiotic have to be fed with plankton.