Tricks or tips on Goniopora?!

[Chris C]

Hi, I'm interested in getting a Goniopora but I've heard that they're quite hard to take care of and will usually die within a year or so. Recently I read the Coral magazine and people said they have succeed keeping them in a long term. Advice please

 

[tautog83]

buy the ora one

 

[Tab28]

They can be. But lessons have been learned. I lost several for years. Now have several for over 5 years. What type of corals do you successfully keep, over 6 months. What type of corals do you not have luck with?

 

[MrDJeep123]

Don't get fragged colonies.

 

[robert]

Theres a difference between keeping and growing gonis. You can buy some and get great polyp extension for six months to a year and then they shrink up and fade away. I've had my fair share of these.

I've found though, that the reds are easier and the short tentacle encrusting are easier still. When you get them encrusting - not just generating new polyps - then you know you've turned the corner with them and they'll live.

Some people feed them...I've never had much luck with this. Its tough sometimes to tell what is really a feeding response although they'll puff up twist and look all kinds of weird ways.

I keep mine in slightly higher flow than what gives maximum extension and keep greens low and reds high - is this right? I don't know - its just what I think works best form me.

 

[Elton20]

I have had a green wild caught for 18 months now, it has grown close to none but has hundred of baby tentacles in between the larger tentacles, it's the hardiest thing in my tank lol