Sea Fan (10”) on a Mushroom Coral Base Shells and instead feed by passively

and instead feed by passively capturing prey items such as larvae or small crustaceans

others highly ornamented with spines or flutings

They are restricted to shallow waters and tend to live in sheltered areas where they eat plankton

the Lightning Whelk has a left-handed shell (shell opening to the right with shell spire pointing “up”)

2 in) thick

Sea Fan (10”) on a Mushroom Coral Base Shells and instead feed by passivelyBlue Sea Fan (10) on Mushroom Coral Base The Red Sea Fan comes from the deep parts of the reefs of the Indian Ocean and has a classic sea fan appearance. It is red in color and the thin branches are woven creating a mesh like appearance. The branches have many very small white polyps that are usually only seen at night when the lights of the aquarium are off. The base of this gorgonian is brown in color, and is usually attached to a small piece of