Luck with your green goniopora coral?

[rfny75]

Anyone has luck with the green goniopora? after I bought it it was all opened up and happy for a couple of days, and now it's just refusing to open up. I tested the water parameters and everything is perfect.

I just read online that it doesn't do well in captivity.
If you own one of these and it's doing good, can you tell me your secret?

Thanks!

 

[JLAudio]

Unfourtanetly there survival rate is dismal. Ive tried with a goorgeous and the same thing occured at first it was open and nicest coral in tank, but after a few weeks section by section, wouldnt open till it was eventually just a skeleton with slime onit. I have read articles of people being successf and actually having the growl .I believe the elemen that they credit with the success was frequent feedings, like 1 or 2 times a day.

Ill try and find it

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Clown fish may stress it out as they may try to host.

 

[OctaviousMonk]

Check this out, it may help with your search for info:
http://archiv.korallenriff.de/Sindelfingen2006/Germany-neu2.pdf
Good Luck, as it is a great coral when doing well

 

[DontXtripNfall]

Brooklynsreefman1 has one thats doing very well, i'd recommend sending him a pm!

edit: his recently had some growth of about 15 polyps i believe

 

[rfny75]

Actually my clown never came close to him, he's hosting a RBTA

 

[rfny75]

Check this out, it may help with your search for info:
http://archiv.korallenriff.de/Sindelfingen2006/Germany-neu2.pdf
Good Luck, as it is a great coral when doing well

Thanks for the link, very helpful

 

[rfny75]

Clown fish may stress it out as they may try to host.

You were right! I just realized that my maroon clown kept biting on it and not even eating it. I moved the coral to the other side of the tank and now it's open and happy like there's no tomorrow

 

[OctaviousMonk]

that is good to hear, congrats

 

[PhoenixOne]

Can you post a picture of your tank and the system in your cabinet? I have 72 bow and i would like to see how you situated everything.

 

[reefman]

not an easy coral for long term success.

good info on keeping them.
link

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

Hey i have one for 3 months now doing great new polyps. open alot but it has a very delicate personality. closes for 24 hours after a water change closes if water is to soft closes if water is to strong. but when ammonia is kept below .025 and trates are 0 it will do very well.. i have it under 130 pc 10k lights but i keep it high up im getting mh soon so ill lower it
any kmore questions contact me by pm or reef berry

i love this coral but needs to be under very very strict conditions.... i have clowns with it and they dont really go near it..as long as you have a polypy coral or anemone it will be fine

good luck

 

[DevIouS]

- Goni Links -

 

[tosiek]

register and talk to people on www.gonipora.org

Browse their forums, best info you will get on this coral.

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

Good site it there when i first got mine and it helped me ALOT
if it wasnt for this site it would be dead swear to god