Flower pot not opening....

talon4x4 · 08/18/2007, 01:07 PM

I've had a flower pot coral for about 1 month. About 2 weeks ago I found a long brown/white striped worm in it. Since then it hasn't opened. I caught the worm and got rid of it. I don't believe its dying, its still bright green and I can't see any dead polyps.

I've got it in a med-high flow area. I have it under 2x175w MHs and 2x96w dual-actinics and I feed it DTs 1-2x per week.

I know there difficult to keep but it was doing so good until that worm.

Any ideas??!?!

JokerGirl · 08/18/2007, 01:21 PM

Try putting it in an area of your tank with less flow. I doubt that the worm had anything to do with it. Goni tend to not like high flow since their polyps are so long. They like a little bit so that things are getnly waving, but anything more then that and they get upset.

jer77 · 08/18/2007, 01:34 PM

I would try feeding it with cyclop-eeze or even reef-roids which were developed especially for goniopora. I also agree that if you do have the green goniopora variety then moderate current is recommended over strong.

talon4x4 · 08/18/2007, 01:48 PM

Ok, I'll move it to a different spot and feeding some cyclo-eeze.

Its just so odd that it was fully open for the 1st 2 weeks I had it, then I find the worm and it hasn't opened since.

Thanks for the info!!

08/18/2007, 01:07 PM	#1
talon4x4 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,559	Flower pot not opening.... I've had a flower pot coral for about 1 month. About 2 weeks ago I found a long brown/white striped worm in it. Since then it hasn't opened. I caught the worm and got rid of it. I don't believe its dying, its still bright green and I can't see any dead polyps. I've got it in a med-high flow area. I have it under 2x175w MHs and 2x96w dual-actinics and I feed it DTs 1-2x per week. I know there difficult to keep but it was doing so good until that worm. Any ideas??!?!

08/18/2007, 01:21 PM	#2
JokerGirl Whistler's Mother Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: That place Posts: 1,345	Try putting it in an area of your tank with less flow. I doubt that the worm had anything to do with it. Goni tend to not like high flow since their polyps are so long. They like a little bit so that things are getnly waving, but anything more then that and they get upset. __________________ 01000001 01101110 01111001 01101111 01101110 01100101 00111111 Current Tank Info: 120g Reef Tank, 60g Cube Mantis/Reef Tank, Want more info, ask me.

08/18/2007, 01:34 PM	#3
jer77 Phish Lover Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,642	I would try feeding it with cyclop-eeze or even reef-roids which were developed especially for goniopora. I also agree that if you do have the green goniopora variety then moderate current is recommended over strong. __________________ - Jonny -, 120g 5 Year Old Reef w/ SPS, BTA, Zoos & some Softies. 40g Frag Tank. 40g Sump. Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 External Cone Skimmer. 250W Radiums. TaoTronics LED. PanWorld 200PS w/SQWD

08/18/2007, 01:48 PM	#4
talon4x4 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,559	Ok, I'll move it to a different spot and feeding some cyclo-eeze. Its just so odd that it was fully open for the 1st 2 weeks I had it, then I find the worm and it hasn't opened since. Thanks for the info!!