Green flower pot coral

thefishyboy · 04/21/2016, 06:31 AM

Hello all

I recently purchased a colony of Zoas for my tank which is fine. While I was there I impulse purchased a green flowerpot coral as the owner of the shop sold it to me very cheaply. This is a type of coral that I didn't know much about at the time and now I have done some research on this species and seen that they are supposed to be hard to keep I would like so advice on how I can make this coral thrive in my tank it seems happy enough at the moment polyps are extended and seems to be feeding when food is offerd but I would appreciate any advice that you more experienced reefers can give on this type of coral I have put a picture of the type of coral below this pic is from google not my colony.

Any advice or pointers would be appreciated. My parameters are within the normal range for mag calcium etc I can give specific numbers later if required and I have two mp40s for flow in my 100g tank

Thanks

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pyithar · 04/21/2016, 06:50 AM

nice goniopora. i have both goniopora and alveopora in my tank for over a year. i fed them nls micro feeder and cyclop-ezee about three times a week before and they were growing but i got busy and now i feed them only once in a long while. so they stopped growing and also xenia taking over that tank doesn't help either. btw, it's a clownfish broodstock tank and it's skimmerless.

vashawn · 04/21/2016, 06:53 AM

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...464&pcatid=464
from my experience there hard to take care of.
your para has to be on point. not to much light not to much flow. daily feeding.
i had the same lasted about 1 yr. nice piece
GL

homer1475 · 04/21/2016, 06:59 AM

Ive had my gonipora(flower pot coral) for just over a year now(I've read they typically don't live longer then a year in our tanks). I never target feed it, although I'm sure it gets some food from the general spot feeding I give my NPS corals. Strong light and medium strong flow is where I have it located. Its nearly tripled in size, until I broke a huge chunk of it off when moving it into my new tank. Now I have a large colony and a medium size frag! Both are still doing great!

thefishyboy · 04/21/2016, 07:01 AM

That's reassuring to read I like the look of the coral and would like it to thrive

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thefishyboy · 04/21/2016, 07:33 AM

What do you spot feed your coral I've tried to get cyclopeeze but can't seem to find anywhere to get hold of it

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Fish Biscuit · 04/21/2016, 09:25 AM

+1 for feeding it

I don't know that daily feeding is necessary if you are feeding the tank frozen, it might catch smaller particles in the food for corals.

Coral frenzy is good as is reef roids. BRS reef chili is a good coral food too. I think Rods has a coral only frozen food as well.

I don't feed mine as often as I should, but when I did regularly once a week was sufficient to keep it going & growing.

gallegos · 04/21/2016, 12:49 PM

I keep 3 in my tank. Remember to feed them. They use very little photosynthesis.

04/21/2016, 06:31 AM	#1
thefishyboy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 71	Green flower pot coral Hello all I recently purchased a colony of Zoas for my tank which is fine. While I was there I impulse purchased a green flowerpot coral as the owner of the shop sold it to me very cheaply. This is a type of coral that I didn't know much about at the time and now I have done some research on this species and seen that they are supposed to be hard to keep I would like so advice on how I can make this coral thrive in my tank it seems happy enough at the moment polyps are extended and seems to be feeding when food is offerd but I would appreciate any advice that you more experienced reefers can give on this type of coral I have put a picture of the type of coral below this pic is from google not my colony. Any advice or pointers would be appreciated. My parameters are within the normal range for mag calcium etc I can give specific numbers later if required and I have two mp40s for flow in my 100g tank Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/21/2016, 06:50 AM	#2
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	nice goniopora. i have both goniopora and alveopora in my tank for over a year. i fed them nls micro feeder and cyclop-ezee about three times a week before and they were growing but i got busy and now i feed them only once in a long while. so they stopped growing and also xenia taking over that tank doesn't help either. btw, it's a clownfish broodstock tank and it's skimmerless. __________________ take it easy, pyithar Current Tank Info: 150G display, 50G sump, mixed reef

04/21/2016, 06:53 AM	#3
vashawn Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: queens, NY Posts: 179	http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...464&pcatid=464 from my experience there hard to take care of. your para has to be on point. not to much light not to much flow. daily feeding. i had the same lasted about 1 yr. nice piece GL __________________ Shawn Current Tank Info: 300gal reef

04/21/2016, 06:59 AM	#4
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Ive had my gonipora(flower pot coral) for just over a year now(I've read they typically don't live longer then a year in our tanks). I never target feed it, although I'm sure it gets some food from the general spot feeding I give my NPS corals. Strong light and medium strong flow is where I have it located. Its nearly tripled in size, until I broke a huge chunk of it off when moving it into my new tank. Now I have a large colony and a medium size frag! Both are still doing great! __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

04/21/2016, 09:25 AM	#7
Fish Biscuit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,164	+1 for feeding it I don't know that daily feeding is necessary if you are feeding the tank frozen, it might catch smaller particles in the food for corals. Coral frenzy is good as is reef roids. BRS reef chili is a good coral food too. I think Rods has a coral only frozen food as well. I don't feed mine as often as I should, but when I did regularly once a week was sufficient to keep it going & growing. __________________ Michele I enjoy vodka entirely too much to share with the fish. Current Tank Info: 65 rimless with Eshopps R200 sump, current inhabitants randall goby, helfrichi, possum wrasse, barnacle blenny, mandarin, pistol, peppermint, & fire shrimp, snails, hermits, & LPS

04/21/2016, 07:01 AM	#5
thefishyboy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 71	That's reassuring to read I like the look of the coral and would like it to thrive Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/21/2016, 07:33 AM	#6
thefishyboy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 71	What do you spot feed your coral I've tried to get cyclopeeze but can't seem to find anywhere to get hold of it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/21/2016, 12:49 PM	#8
gallegos Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Rio Rancho New Mexico Posts: 162	I keep 3 in my tank. Remember to feed them. They use very little photosynthesis.