Help with id

[Tsev03]

I bought this coral and I can't remember the name. I don't think it's a zoa but Since I don't know what kind of coral it is im posting it here. Thank you

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Goniopora or flowerpot coral? Kinda hard to tell any clearer pic? @Tsev03

 

[Tsev03]

I'm not very good at picture taking. Here is the only other one I have.

 

[Tsev03]

Not really any clearer I'll try to get a better one in the morning when the lights come on

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Looks like goni to me

 

[Tsev03]

I looked at images of goni and found one that looks just like mine. Thank you. Now I can read more about it and how to care for it.

 

[Tsev03]

Dang seems like they r hard to take care of. Hope mine doesn't die

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Phytoplankton is the key
Mix with some reef chili or reef roids should do the trick

 

[Tsev03]

How many times a week

 

[MaiReef]

They seem to respond well to feedings

 

[ahiggins]

they eat reef roids?!
Im in love with those lol I always thought they were too hard to keep

 

[Tsev03]

I'm feeding twice a week. I'm not even sure what the name of the food is but my lfs recommended it. The coral seems to be doing really good. I've had it about a month and it has a bunch of small babies now that were not there when I bought it.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

I am not sure if they eat mysis but most powdery types of coral foods will work most feed couple times a week spot feeding like most other non photosynthetic corals

 

[Tsev03]

Thank you

 

[audikers]

Phytoplankton is the key
Mix with some reef chili or reef roids should do the trick

I feed phyto, should I supplement with reef chili? I just learned about it tonight. Is that something you would alternate feeding? One day phyto one day reef chili? Right now I'm doing phyto every 2-3 days. Just a little bit

 

[Psiber_Syn]

@audikers welcome to r2r

Just feed a mixture and feed often I like reef chili it's cheaper than reef roids and last longer but thats just my opinion

 

[audikers]

@audikers welcome to r2r

Just feed a mixture and feed often I like reef chili it's cheaper than reef roids and last longer but thats just my opinion

Well something I have come to realize in this saltwater world is everyone has an opinion. I am just taking all the info I can and trying to formulate my own at this point! It's been a lot of info all at once. I'm trying to retain and learn as much as I can as fast as I can!

 

[Psiber_Syn]

I agree there is only one way to know for sure .....try it yourself

 

[audikers]

I agree there is only one way to know for sure .....try it yourself

See and I had someone else tell me to switch to a different food today and discontinue the phytoplankton lol.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

I have a whole shelf full of foods I try to vary what I feed cause let's face it if you was in a pool all day eating chicken eventually you would hate chicken lol

As for phyto I have it on a doser and I manually dose zooplankton