This is so HOT!

[Bongo Shrimp]

Saw this on LA DD tonight and said WOW HOLY **** OMG!!! But then I said wait- don't goniporas like this have huge polyps that extend out like 5"?

So here's my question. Does this coral have polyps that extend more than they are in the pic?

Of they stay like they are in this pic, I can assure you I will get the next one of these I see on DD.

 

[650-IS350]

My old Goni stretched out like crazy and my old clowns loved being around em.

 

[birdsnest]

I got a piece of pink goni from a fellow reefer and it has shorter polyps than the others I have ever seen. Mine extends a bit further than the picture you have posted but they get no longer than 1". Also the lighting and flow will have a influence on what type of polyp extension you are going to recieve from the coral.

 

[inactive]

Usually depends on how deep the skeleton goes. Some aquacultured flowerpots have smaller skeletons, thus shorter polyps. A large one can extend like 8-9 inches.

 

[Maximus]

That pic looks way photoshopped. I love LA but their pics are not representative of the true colors, imo. Just today I got a red scoly from DD. While it is nice, it wasn't nearly as bright red as the pic on DD would lead you to believe.

 

[650-IS350]

Sang maybe due to shipping and stress it's not as colorful yet.

 

[edwing206]

Also take into consideration the difference in lighting.

 

[TheChef]

Usually depends on how deep the skeleton goes. Some aquacultured flowerpots have smaller skeletons, thus shorter polyps. A large one can extend like 8-9 inches.

ehh, sorta. Ya, bigger colonies will extend further, but it really depends more on species. From the looks of it, the one the OP posted from DD was a stutchburyi or planulata, which only really extend a few inches at max, averaging around 1 inch most of the time, and are a lot easier to take care of. Something like stokesi or lobata (the typical green ones seen in most fish stores) can extend 8-9 inches and are **** near impossible to care for.

 

[iReefer]

dang... that thing just hit my face and im about to go blind.

 

[CapnMorgan]

I have a pretty good variety of goniopora in my tank (I have 5 different ones right now) and polyp extension will vary. I have a red one that only extends about an inch, a blue one that extends about 2.5" and a yellow/green one that extends 4" or more. It varies between individual species.

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Thanks for the info guys. It just looks too good to pass up next time. I'll have to find a place to put one.

 

[treylane]

Different gonis have different tentacle lengths. There are a bunch of encrusting goni species where the tentacles tend to not get longer than 1-2", but most of the massive (ball-shaped) types have tentacles at LEAST 4" long. Had a red goni who's skeleton was the size of a small lemon, but was the size of a large grapefruit when open. The ubergoni is about the size of a baseball when closed, but the size of a volleyball when open. AND - they have a potent sting that with time can kill neeeearly anything. zoas, cyphastreas, acros, montis, you name it.

They're definitely worth the space though.