Surprisingly, I found an ebay auction with pictures of a sea whip gorgonian that looks very similar to the way mine does now
http://cgi.ebay.com/PURPLE-SEA-WHIP-...cmdZVie wItem
When I first got it, the polyps were very white in color as seen in some of my first pictures. The polyps now look darker, like those in the picture from the auction. I don't know if this is good, bad or otherwise.