Goniopora sick?

[KathyC]

Not sure what is going on with this Goniopora. I've had it for a couple of months and it's never extended it's polyps more than 1/2 inch.
It's placed up near the top of the rocks and is in medium flow.

Does this look like the beginning of a brown jelly infection?
If so, is there anything I can do for it?
..or any other thoughts on it?

 

[marrone]

Goniopora is very hard to keep and most of time it just starts to die over time. It seems to do better when it's on the bottom of the tank.

 

[ellebelle]

That looks exactly like my Alveopora did right before it died. Sorry.

 

[PIOTR]

Gonipora in reef tank-no.no.no. Needs special '' unknown care''. Needs BIG astablishd tank posibly 4/5 years old and still- GOOD LUCK. Very good chance it will die in one year.

 

[alfani]

i had my green Alveopora for 1+ years, it's growing ever since i got it. also have a couple pink eye ones and a pink gonipora recently. all doing well. i kept mind in middle with low/medium flow under T5. not too clean water condition would help

 

[Bikinisalt]

I kinda agree with alfani on this one with the water conditions. I will admit I am not the greatest with water changes, sometimes I even go 3 weeks to a month without one. I have 2 Gonioporas and both seem to be doing fine. I have had them for about 8 months now and bought them from Absolutely Fish in NJ and the guy even told me they are hard to keep, but I liked them and bought them anyway. I have them set mid way in the tank with medium water flow and under 2- 175W MH and 2-65W 460 actinics.