Goniopora dying or just shy?

[Boudreaux1945]

Hello,

just got this green Goni shipped to me a couple of days ago. It has never come out. It sorta looks to me like it’s dying maybe? Tank is 14months- 75g. 3 fish, 2 lg hammer corals, 1 lg Duncan colony, and about 7 small various corals.
First pic is 2 days ago- next is today.
Water
Temp- 78
Sal 1.026
Ca 440
Hh3 0
NO2- 0
NO3- 2
PO4 .01
PH 8.1
dkh 10.5

 

[James M]

What flow do you have it in ? And have you tried feeding it ?

 

[Boudreaux1945]

An MP40 with a pulse at the 4 mark. I feed oyster feast, plankton and Reef Roids, and some Mysis for the fish.

 

[nezw0001]

do you target feed the goni? I have found this to be key to getting them to live in my tank despite heavy broadcast feeding.

 

[Enerderek]

Gonis take a while to acclimate imo. But the polyps usually come out a little, not completely retracted like in the picture. Maybe give it more time

 

[myles]

Sometimes with gonioporas you just don't know. I've had mine pull in for a few weeks only to reemerge as if nothing ever happened so unless you see tissue deterioration I would just be patient and see what happens.
Myles

 

[Boudreaux1945]

do you target feed the goni? I have found this to be key to getting them to live in my tank despite heavy broadcast feeding.

I did earlier today- so crossing my fingers!

 

[Boudreaux1945]

Gonis take a while to acclimate imo. But the polyps usually come out a little, not completely retracted like in the picture. Maybe give it more time

Crossing my fingers

 

[Boudreaux1945]

Sometimes with gonioporas you just don't know. I've had mine pull in for a few weeks only to reemerge as if nothing ever happened so unless you see tissue deterioration I would just be patient and see what happens.
Myles

Thank you!