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gonio-poor survival rate.
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I have had the red ones for at least several years, I have a colony from another member that is purple and I would guess 4-5 years old
The flower pot green ones do very very poorly. Help get the word out
The flower pot green ones do very very poorly. Help get the word out
They actually do fine if you take care of them the proper way. Unfortunately most people put them in mixed reefs where they don't feed nearly enough food.
People that have the most success with these (no matter the color) are people that feed a TON in non-photosynthetic tanks. I mean like 15 feedings a day. These people typically do 50% water changes weekly to combat the excess nutrients from the feedings. Some people are doing 100% water changes weekly!
That is why these have poor survival rates in a typical reef.
People that have the most success with these (no matter the color) are people that feed a TON in non-photosynthetic tanks. I mean like 15 feedings a day. These people typically do 50% water changes weekly to combat the excess nutrients from the feedings. Some people are doing 100% water changes weekly!
That is why these have poor survival rates in a typical reef.
lex_lutha111384
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The red ones take care of themselves for the most part
I concur. Stay away from the green flower pot ones. They just don't do well in the type of tank that 99% of us would be able to provide. Get a red tank raised one if you want one.
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livewire
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I have been doing a fair amount of research on goniopora in the last few days. There is actually a website .org for the gonis. Read a few good articles written by a Justin Credabel. Good stuff. He even designed a food for these little critters. I picked up a red and a purple goni from sea creatures last week. I have been feeding it phyto and zooplankton daily.
Frank, do you feed yours anything special? Target feed ?
Frank, do you feed yours anything special? Target feed ?
I dont normally feed mine no
when I do it is oyester eggs.............
I find they very intolerent when u mess up with alk and calc also
when I do it is oyester eggs.............
I find they very intolerent when u mess up with alk and calc also
do u have any references
fwiw the first thing I do when I get them is glue them to a rock like a pillar, so u get plenty of flow, and so the tentacles arent hitting the sand
well I think u need to feed each tentacle so it takes the food slowly, else they retract as a defence mechanism
can u post the link for the "goniopower food"?
can u post the link for the "goniopower food"?
thanks what is in it, I guess I am skeptical wrt prepackaged stuff like that
was this what Justin fed the gonis in his articles?
was this what Justin fed the gonis in his articles?
thanks
after a post an hour or so earlier I added some:
shellfish diet 1800, mixed isochrysis, pavlova , thalassiosira, weissflogii and tetraselmis
whatever that is lol
after a post an hour or so earlier I added some:
shellfish diet 1800, mixed isochrysis, pavlova , thalassiosira, weissflogii and tetraselmis
whatever that is lol
RadReefer
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I bought a maricultured green goni one year ago this month. My BTA went through the MP40 ad my clowns decided to host the goni about 3 months after acquiring it. Knowing how sensitive these animals are I was sure it wouldn't survive long. It is still kicking and actually looks larger now despite the clownfish. It is in some pretty strong current. When I feed rods or mysis it has an unusual response, the tentacles spread and it looks like they are absorbing the juice. It cannot capture any particle of any size as far as I've seen, rods contains cyclopeze and oyster feast.
twiddledog
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Goni
I just got a green one the size of a hard ball. I think it is the Green Goniopora stutchburyi.
It is totally round with a stalk. I need to find a good place for it but am trying to figure what kind of light and flow it likes the best. It really is gorgeous.
In the article said he feeds with DT's oyster eggs, Cyclop-eeze juice and phytoplankton three to five times per week.
I just got a green one the size of a hard ball. I think it is the Green Goniopora stutchburyi.
It is totally round with a stalk. I need to find a good place for it but am trying to figure what kind of light and flow it likes the best. It really is gorgeous.
In the article said he feeds with DT's oyster eggs, Cyclop-eeze juice and phytoplankton three to five times per week.
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Frank,
Most of the stuff is anecdotal right now. There is some stuff on Reef Builders if I remember correctly. The Reds do appear to be easier to take care of, but still need to be fed quite a bit (although not as much as I said in the original post, that pertained to other colors) to really thrive.
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