Gionopora coral

[beaver]

I lurve gonio but they dun last very long. I noe it has a reputation of not being easy to keep in captivity....just wondering anyone has any luck with them? Any success stories out there?

[Michael Young]

I lurve gonio but they dun last very long. I noe it has a reputation of not being easy to keep in captivity....just wondering anyone has any luck with them? Any success stories out there?

You're right to say Goniopora don't last very long in captivity. In fact, many scientists are still working on how we can provide these beautiful corals with an optimum environment where they can thrive.

There are many hypotheses why Goniopora decline so quickly in our aquariums but none conclusive. One reason for failure with this coral is its susceptible to infection by certain protozoans that will consume its flesh. If you suspect protozoan infection in your Goniopora, you could try dipping it in freshwater to flush out this bacteria and then after place it in another temporary tank with fresh saltwater. Do remember to provide enough water flow around it to flush away mucus and prevent re-infection.

I would stay away from Goniopora if I were you.

[sherman]

Very very hard to keep long.

I have one for 4 months and then suddenly it start to become smaller and smaller and gone.

Don,t know why.

Regards

Sherman

[FuEl]

If you read articles by Julian Sprung on the care of gonioporas, you will realise that strong lighting is not really crucial to their well-being. It seems that they do better in a system whereby they are placed directly on a sand bed.

Gonioporas are naturally found in rather nutrient rich waters. Maybe the failure to duplicate this condition in captivity has led to their demise. They might also be heavily reliant on zooplankton.

The care of gonioporas in general is still poorly understood by the majority of aquarists. You can try...but don't if you know your water conditions are overly pristine for it.

[tigershark]

i have bee kepping my curently goniopora for more than 6months frm now but it does'nt seems to be difficult to keep....

I does have 1 lorecent goniopora given by my neighbour caused he is giving up his hobby but the coral doe'nt survive for long caused it was infected by algea where the meaty part of the algea reducing slowly and took over by some brown algea....

What i learn from this coral is, it is very sensitive and try to keep it away from other agressive coral (eg, hammer, octopus & etc) once it is stung, the meaty part will shrunk dramatically and if this happen too frequently, the part which keep stung by other coral will eventually dead and algea will slowly took over the coral and kill it..

[FuEl]

Hmmm..the time stated for raising of gonioporas to be considered successful is more than a year.....

[Golden Tooth]

How bout a year n seven mth..

[beaver]

Thanks a lot guys for all the valuable info...