My new SP Goniopora only opens at night

LardLad · Mar 4, 2021

I have had it for less than a week. On the sandbed. Excellent Params etc. Moderate flow. Polyps about quarter inch long like cute little flowers in day. After lights out about 1 inch. Any thoughts?

PBnJOnWheat · Mar 4, 2021

LardLad said:
I have had it for less than a week. On the sandbed. Excellent Params etc. Moderate flow. Polyps about quarter inch long like cute little flowers in day. After lights out about 1 inch. Any thoughts?

Might be in too high lighting I’m not sure honestly. I have a goni that is similar but more open at day. Very open at night it’s weird.

LardLad · Mar 5, 2021

PBnJOnWheat said:
Might be in too high lighting I’m not sure honestly. I have a goni that is similar but more open at day. Very open at night it’s weird.

night time

LardLad · Mar 5, 2021

LardLad said:
night time

daytime

LardLad · Mar 5, 2021

Nightime one I took with flashlight.

hds4216 · Mar 5, 2021

I would try moving it to a shaded spot of the tank and see if it opens during the day

LardLad · Mar 5, 2021

hds4216 said:
I would try moving it to a shaded spot of the tank and see if it opens during the day

Thanks. I'm going to take your advice. At the LFS it was under extremely harsh Kessil lighting. Too bright and the Spectrum seemed all wrong to me. So maybe there's a bit of transfer shock as well. This morning I caught it with a very enlongated Stinger tentacle out. Now I have a Palm Tree Coral that has a dead polyp dangling off of it. I didn't think this little ghani would have such a long reach. M learning. Little guy packs a big punch

PBnJOnWheat · Mar 5, 2021

LardLad said:
Thanks. I'm going to take your advice. At the LFS it was under extremely harsh Kessil lighting. Too bright and the Spectrum seemed all wrong to me. So maybe there's a bit of transfer shock as well. This morning I caught it with a very enlongated Stinger tentacle out. Now I have a Palm Tree Coral that has a dead polyp dangling off of it. I didn't think this little ghani would have such a long reach. M learning. Little guy packs a big punch

Yeah Goni’s from my experience are really tricky sometimes. I recently also got a glitter goni and it was half open the first day and now it just sits there completely closed. The other Goni’s and alveopora are fine. Kinda tricky IMO maybe the shaded area will help yours as I’ll try that with mine also!!

LardLad · Mar 5, 2021

PBnJOnWheat said:
Yeah Goni’s from my experience are really tricky sometimes. I recently also got a glitter goni and it was half open the first day and now it just sits there completely closed. The other Goni’s and alveopora are fine. Kinda tricky IMO maybe the shaded area will help yours as I’ll try that with mine also!!

Keep in touch. Let me know how it works