Odd-looking GONIOPORA

[jervismun]

Hi guys

I noticed some yellow spots on my Red Gonio recently... this specimen has been with me for months now...

Despite the yellow dots... the specimen looks happy to me

Also notice the white tips... those are new too

Hoping can get some experienced views from you guys.

Thanks

Je®vis

[beaver]

That's really an interesting looking Gonio! Nice

[brittlestars]

Err... could they be parasites - nulibranchs?

[hongqixian]

hi jervismun,

i've been reading your office tank thread with much interest. wow great job on it!

anyway those pretty much look like flatworms to me. Bad news. You might want to try some products like Flatworm Exit. Search the forums for more info.

[jervismun]

hi jervismun,

i've been reading your office tank thread with much interest. wow great job on it!

anyway those pretty much look like flatworms to me. Bad news. You might want to try some products like Flatworm Exit. Search the forums for more info.

Thanks bro... I will do more research on this...

[flamey]

imo dats flatworms u got there... but be careful with the usage of flat worm exit..

readthis and u will inderstand y...

[jervismun]

Thanks bro Flamey... that's a very very good read... since I am planning on a coral transfer to my new tank... do you think I shall take the opportunity to use Flatworm Exit prior to the transfer? Do it in a separate tank perhaps... I have a small 1ft tank lying somewhere at home... I can fire it up in the office to prepare for the dipping.

Do I dip all corals? (Just to be save) or just dip the affected Gonios?

Thanks for all your inputs... really appreciate it.

[iantoh]

hi jervis,

im not sure what those yellow patches are; and ive never seen the likes of em, but it could just be a temporary pigmentation related issue, and might not indicate ill health. plus i doubt a flat worm would be able to crawl up and stay on a gonios elongated tentacles without causing the colony to retract.

your gonio looks super healthy by the way.

anyhows, just wanted to chime in to say that the white tips are called acrospheres, and they tend to develop on gonios that are exposed to conditions of high flow and high light. why they do this, im not sure, but it does lend a nice contrast to the tentacle colours.

think they mention acrospheres here:http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2002/invert.htm

cheers,

ian

[jervismun]

Thanks Ian... our Gonio expert!!!

[Terryz_]

I am sure those are flatworm...

Becareful, they will spread to other corals...

Can buy the Salifert flatworm exit and dip the affected coral according to the instruction...

[sunny03]

that are flat worms you need to take that out if not ur whole tank will infested with it

[iantoh]

hi there Jervis,

Thanks for the compliments but not a gonio expert la.

by the way, any updates on the situation? were they flatworms?

cheers,

ian

[iantoh]

double

[wonder]

Hi Jervis,

It certianly looks like a flatworm to me.

I saw a lot of them showing a love shape You might want to make sure that they don't go into your next tank.

There are more than thousand of species (i understand that there are clams eating flatworm as well) Good luck.

A link for your reading

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/flatworms.htm

[jervismun]

Here's a pix of the flatworm killed by Seachem Reef Dip

[iantoh]

great pic bro. perhaps you could take another pic when all the flatworms settle down post dip ya.

cheers

[jervismun]

Bro Iantoh... I've removed the water... basically brown/orange dots (the size of medium fish pellets) floating in the water... curled-up... dead

[kevink]

i just use ro water dip it and most of it will fall off, and my clown fish likes to eat them for some unknown reason......

[iantoh]

Bro Iantoh... I've removed the water... basically brown/orange dots (the size of medium fish pellets) floating in the water... curled-up... dead

great to hear the dip treatment went well for you bro. im thinking of adding gonios into my system again.

cheers,

ian

[cjh]

[MapleReef]

Hi guys

I noticed some yellow spots on my Red Gonio recently... this specimen has been with me for months now... 

Despite the yellow dots... the specimen looks happy to me

Also notice the white tips... those are new too 

Hoping can get some experienced views from you guys.

Thanks

Je®vis

Those white tips are sweepers when they're feeding...mine does that all around the sides of the Goni! My Red looks similar to yours and I'm on the hunt for a new Super Red Goni...and I feed 'em all kinds of minced meat...fish guts, shrimp guts etc.