Goni help

[DracoKat]

Hi all,

I am working on a gonipora garden.. and one frag isn't doing so well compared to the others.

I currently have 5 frags of different color goni's. All acclimated the same way and different times.

The red (and favorite) is receeding and melting into the skeleton- a few polyps are still extended, I want to try to save it before it melts away. it's my most recent one and I am thinking because I had asked the LFS to frag me a piece from a larger piece.. it was freshly cut.

The others (purple and different shades of green) are growing nicely, slowly but growing and fully extended. The one i got from petco was in bad shape, but now is growing and coloring up nicely. I know i am doing something right if these guys are doing well

They are all in the same area, all are getting same flow, same light and fed once or twice a week with whatever coral food I decide to feed (Reefroids, oyster eggs, marine snow..)

any ideas how I can save my red goni?

 

[reeferfoxx]

That is kind of interesting. Red is typically the easiest to grow. What are your parameters and tank mates? Any aiptasia growing near it?

 

[DracoKat]

@reeferfoxx sorry, I lost power at work for a bit

No aiptasia that I can see, and no pests of sorts that I can see either.

Off top of my head from last testing 2 days ago (At work, don't have it listed in front of me)
Calcium: 450
Alk- 7.5 dkh
didn't test for mag
Nitrate was at 0- working on increasing that
everything else was good.

Livestock:
2 clowns
Exquisite Wrasse
Red-head Wolon wrasse
Yellow Coris Wrasse
Leopard Wrasse
Carpenter's Fairy Wrasse
(3) Barred Zebra Gobies
Square Tail Bristletooth tang
Flame Hawkfish

Rock Borin Urchin
small serpent star
coral banded shrimp
cleaner shrimp
emerald crab

The other corals close by aside from the gonis are zoas. Acan is about 5-6 inches away and a stylo about 4-5 inches away.. doubt its any coral fights

 

[reeferfoxx]

@reeferfoxx sorry, I lost power at work for a bit

No aiptasia that I can see, and no pests of sorts that I can see either.

Off top of my head from last testing 2 days ago (At work, don't have it listed in front of me)
Calcium: 450
Alk- 7.5 dkh
didn't test for mag
Nitrate was at 0- working on increasing that
everything else was good.

Livestock:
2 clowns
Exquisite Wrasse
Red-head Wolon wrasse
Yellow Coris Wrasse
Leopard Wrasse
Carpenter's Fairy Wrasse
(3) Barred Zebra Gobies
Square Tail Bristletooth tang
Flame Hawkfish

Rock Borin Urchin
small serpent star
coral banded shrimp
cleaner shrimp
emerald crab

The other corals close by aside from the gonis are zoas. Acan is about 5-6 inches away and a stylo about 4-5 inches away.. doubt its any coral fights

No worries. Best thing to do is wait and see. My red goni likes mid to high light. Since it was recently fragged, I wouldn't go moving it around. But maybe take that into consideration later on? I'm crossing my fingers it recovers. Good luck!

 

[DracoKat]

thanks, I hope it comes back!

 

[Bunnee911]

Can we see? We just love pictures.

 

[DracoKat]

@Bunnee911

your wish is my command

you can see the red is melting into the skeleton (though out of focus here). The upper left, brownish one is one I got from Petco that I thought was a goner. coming back!

and here's the red a few days ago