lobster876 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Hi I have had my green flower pot coral for a few weeks now and it seems i can do no wrong with it. I do not dose anything and its growing at a rapid rate Quote Link to comment
clownfitch Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 From what I have learned wild harvested goniopora can be harder to keep than that which has been acclimated to aquaculture. Also, a majority of the time I read that there are no problems until after quite a few months as the goniopora slowly starves to death.I believe long term success depends on whether or not the colony gets the nutrients needed for it to survive. When you say yours is growing at a rapid rate over a period of a few weeks are you talking about polyp extension getting longer or the actual skeleton growth. I'm just curious because the two that I have been keeping are pretty slow growers. Quote Link to comment
Juuls Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I have read that when they are hungry they branch out further which is not always a sign of growth. I am still waiting to get reefroids into Qatar to try them but have used a coral food now I was not convinced by the idea but it's colour has really come out and although the coral got a bit smaller when extended it looks stronger. I'm total noob so not really the best advise, but there are some great articles and youtube tips on keeping them and how to feed them. I do hope that they are much more sturdy and reliable now (from the trade rather then the sea). Quote Link to comment
lobster876 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 I feed phytoplankton daily Quote Link to comment
OCNcheffy Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I have a blue goniopora that came form a tank in which it never extended, ever. My tank for the past month has about 2.5 inches of extension and i'm seeing skin growth going down the side of the skeleton where it was cut. Otherwise, I don't really feed it anything. I recently picked up some goniopora food from two little fishes that I just started feeding once a week, but the extension seems the same. 1 Quote Link to comment
lobster876 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Its skeleton has now grown over the frag plug Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Difficulty depends on many factors. Things like having a DSB, fuge, or no skimmer is beneficial for zoo plankton populations. Quote Link to comment
hypostatic Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I feed phytoplankton daily There ya go. the goni is eating the phyto and/or the micro/nano plankton that's being sustained by the phyto. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cencalfishguy56 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 There ya go. the goni is eating the phyto and/or the micro/nano plankton that's being sustained by the phyto. +1 on that was thinking the samething, to my understanding as long as they stay fed you can sustain them for quite a while 1 Quote Link to comment
ReefGeekSergio Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 On 4/15/2015 at 9:02 AM, lobster876 said: Its skeleton has now grown over the frag plug I want to see this? The growth of the skeleton is white looking? Like almost a new polp kinda? Quote Link to comment
Jim_i Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Is it the only thing you're feeding in the tank with the phyto? Daily feedings seems over the top. Quote Link to comment
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