branching red goni starting to get purple base and color up really nice
check this one out
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sweet .Get the feather duster food for it and ones a week spot feed it when lights r on it will love u forever
right on Greg!
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the branching red variety is totally new to the hobby as far as i know, i would assume that trying things like oyster feast and other small coral foods should get a feeding response from them
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Thanks!
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The green goniporas r imposible to keep for most people I have a red one from cherry corals 2 years ago and this thing growing
read some treads on them and it looks like red goniporas do better then the rest of them They need attention feeding your tank with oyster eggs phyto and some powder food for filter feeders keeps mine very happy .
Doing it without messing up the water quality is a trick so start easy and make sure that skimmer is pulling out the leftovers
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The green goniporas r imposible to keep for most people I have a red one from cherry corals 2 years ago and this thing growing
They need attention feeding your tank with oyster eggs phyto and some powder food for filter feeders keeps mine very happy .
Doing it without messing up the water quality is a trick so start easy and make sure that skimmer is pulling out the leftovers
+1 excellent description
Depends on the goni some are not to hard to keep and some like goniopora stokesi are impossible to keep but non are beginner corals. Usually the reds and encrusting gonis are the easiest, with greens and some pinks being the hardest. No goni is for beginners and most also require heavy feedings almost like nps corals. I like to feed rotifers, oyster eggs, cyclopeeze, coral frenzy etc. and it really depends on the goni which they will take. Problem with gonis is they are really touchy to lighting and current and also bleach real easy. Some will look good for months and all of a sudden start to die and some look good for a year or more and die, so you are not successful unless you have kept goni for around 2 years. Some like the ora red is actually a pretty hardy coral and easy to keep than other gonis, some feel the ora red does not need to be feed but I feel it still benefits from feedings. Gonis have a bad reputation but most can be kept alive they just require more attention than your normal corals.
The main problem is knowing the environment they come from. They bleach so easy and gonis like such a wide range of lighting and flow. Some prefer very low lighting and are actually nocturnal while others really like very high lighting. Then there is flow, some like almost no flow while others like medium- high flow. Problem is knowing which goni you have because if you don’t they will bleach and are hard to bring back or they will not open which is bad. goniopra don’t really adjust like other corals and have a very fine range they like and you need to make the adjustments or they die. Allot of the times they will look really good when you buy them and then slowly close up.
The main problem is knowing the environment they come from. They bleach so easy and gonis like such a wide range of lighting and flow. Some prefer very low lighting and are actually nocturnal while others really like very high lighting. Then there is flow, some like almost no flow while others like medium- high flow. Problem is knowing which goni you have because if you don’t they will bleach and are hard to bring back or they will not open which is bad. goniopra don’t really adjust like other corals and have a very fine range they like and you need to make the adjustments or they die. Allot of the times they will look really good when you buy them and then slowly close up.
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well said shred!
I added more after you quoted me..
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got it! that info should be stickied i get asked this question so much!
I think there a lot of myths flying around about gonis, Like they are impossible to keep. This is because in the early days goniopora stokesi was mainly imported or most other goni species were so bleached by the time they got to the stores. Kind of like the Sebae anemones H. crispa and Malu.
Also they need dirty tanks myth. I think there is two reasons for this myth:
1.) Dirty tanks usually have more food available due to higher nutrients.
2.) Which I think is really important is there is more bacteria available for food. I think some goniopora may feed on bacteria.
These two things lead to the survival of more gonis in dirty tanks.
Also they need dirty tanks myth. I think there is two reasons for this myth:
1.) Dirty tanks usually have more food available due to higher nutrients.
2.) Which I think is really important is there is more bacteria available for food. I think some goniopora may feed on bacteria.
These two things lead to the survival of more gonis in dirty tanks.
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