Goniopora stopped opening up

Julian.Rad17 · 12/05/2016, 03:46 PM

I've this green goniopora for 3 months and it opens up huge every day and by huge I mean at least 4 to 5 inches off of its skeleton. I feed it reef roids every other week and it has been doing great with no problems. 3 days ago however, I found it retracted and barely expanded at all. This is the third day that its has been like this. There have been absolutely no changes in the tank and all of my other corals are doing great. (this includes acros, montis)

I just cant think of anything that could've caused it to do this especially since it seemed to be a relatively low maintenance coral so far. If anyone has experience with this or has an ideas of what could've cause this please let me know.

Nitrate-10-15
Phosphate- 0
Calcium- 430
Alkalinity- 9
Sg- 1.026
Magnesium-1480

mcgyvr · 12/05/2016, 04:45 PM

Sadly that can happen with Goniopora.. Many are not able to keep them for too long they do great for a little while then just give up the ghost..

Give it a few more days and see how it goes..

Julian.Rad17 · 12/05/2016, 05:13 PM

I've heard of that happening but doesn't it happen slowly overtime? not just abruptly in one day

rjjr1963 · 12/05/2016, 07:25 PM

How much flow do you have on it? They don't like a real heavy flow and will close up. I'd try moving it to a lower flow area of the tank and see how it goes.

ReefCowboy · 12/05/2016, 08:51 PM

Ive had all kinds of gonis and kept many of them successfully. My experience has been moderate flow, moderate light, great water quality, no need to feed at all.
Another important thing is some species WILL die without notice, and can last no time to do so. Others are hardy and will last through even adverse conditions.

The red, purple, blue are hardier than the others. The more common, long tentacle green type is the one that most commonly goes without notice. One day is extended doing great, next closed---> gone.

Goni foods polute the tank, and quite honestly i see no difference feeding them or not.

rjjr1963 · 12/05/2016, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ReefCowboy

Ive had all kinds of gonis and kept many of them successfully. My experience has been moderate flow, moderate light, great water quality, no need to feed at all.
Another important thing is some species WILL die without notice, and can last no time to do so. Others are hardy and will last through even adverse conditions.

The red, purple, blue are hardier than the others. The more common, long tentacle green type is the one that most commonly goes without notice. One day is extended doing great, next closed---> gone.

Goni foods polute the tank, and quite honestly i see no difference feeding them or not.

I had a red and green. The green did fantastic and the red just withered away.

Julian.Rad17 · 12/05/2016, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rjjr1963

How much flow do you have on it? They don't like a real heavy flow and will close up. I'd try moving it to a lower flow area of the tank and see how it goes.

The flow is pretty gentle and it is sheltered by a large rock... it was always extended in this location so not sure if it is the flow especially because I haven't changed anything

Julian.Rad17 · 12/05/2016, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReefCowboy

Ive had all kinds of gonis and kept many of them successfully. My experience has been moderate flow, moderate light, great water quality, no need to feed at all.
Another important thing is some species WILL die without notice, and can last no time to do so. Others are hardy and will last through even adverse conditions.

The red, purple, blue are hardier than the others. The more common, long tentacle green type is the one that most commonly goes without notice. One day is extended doing great, next closed---> gone.

Goni foods polute the tank, and quite honestly i see no difference feeding them or not.

Is there any explanation for why they die randomly? It literally went from the healthiest looking coral to barley extended. It even went through a slight alk drop and was not affected whatsoever.

Tanthaitrung · 12/06/2016, 10:12 AM

I love the Goniopora very much and try to read a lot of information about it. Now I'm having 2 pieces for few months and they are doing well.

Yes, they need moderate light and flow. I know some LPS keepers here keeping them without feeding. But I believe that they need food and trace elements.

I do water change every 2 weeks to add trace elements that are consumed and removed by skimmer, active carbon. Twice a week, I use Polyp Lab Reef Roids, Seachem Reef Plus when target feeding them. The days without feeding, I also add some Red Sea Color A, B, C, D.

My Goniopora used to retract few days, later I tried to add trace elements, then he reopened.

I'm not expert, just try to keep them doing well. Many reports about the deaths without notice but no one can explain

12/05/2016, 03:46 PM	#1
Julian.Rad17 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 222	Goniopora stopped opening up I've this green goniopora for 3 months and it opens up huge every day and by huge I mean at least 4 to 5 inches off of its skeleton. I feed it reef roids every other week and it has been doing great with no problems. 3 days ago however, I found it retracted and barely expanded at all. This is the third day that its has been like this. There have been absolutely no changes in the tank and all of my other corals are doing great. (this includes acros, montis) I just cant think of anything that could've caused it to do this especially since it seemed to be a relatively low maintenance coral so far. If anyone has experience with this or has an ideas of what could've cause this please let me know. Nitrate-10-15 Phosphate- 0 Calcium- 430 Alkalinity- 9 Sg- 1.026 Magnesium-1480

12/05/2016, 04:45 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Sadly that can happen with Goniopora.. Many are not able to keep them for too long they do great for a little while then just give up the ghost.. Give it a few more days and see how it goes.. __________________ Who me?

12/05/2016, 07:25 PM	#4
rjjr1963 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Nebraska/Missouri Posts: 770	How much flow do you have on it? They don't like a real heavy flow and will close up. I'd try moving it to a lower flow area of the tank and see how it goes. __________________ 72x24x16 115 gallon under construction Current Tank Info: 40 gallon reef

12/05/2016, 08:51 PM	#5
ReefCowboy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,742	Ive had all kinds of gonis and kept many of them successfully. My experience has been moderate flow, moderate light, great water quality, no need to feed at all. Another important thing is some species WILL die without notice, and can last no time to do so. Others are hardy and will last through even adverse conditions. The red, purple, blue are hardier than the others. The more common, long tentacle green type is the one that most commonly goes without notice. One day is extended doing great, next closed---> gone. Goni foods polute the tank, and quite honestly i see no difference feeding them or not. __________________ Rimless 150 Gal Sps System: Giesemann Spectra/New Apex/2x MP40qd's+ 2x Gyre XF250's/Cor20/Custom Stand, Sump and Algae Scrubber/2x DOS dosing/Skimz Octa 205i Skimmer

12/05/2016, 05:13 PM	#3
Julian.Rad17 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 222	I've heard of that happening but doesn't it happen slowly overtime? not just abruptly in one day

12/06/2016, 10:12 AM	#9
Tanthaitrung Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 565	I love the Goniopora very much and try to read a lot of information about it. Now I'm having 2 pieces for few months and they are doing well. Yes, they need moderate light and flow. I know some LPS keepers here keeping them without feeding. But I believe that they need food and trace elements. I do water change every 2 weeks to add trace elements that are consumed and removed by skimmer, active carbon. Twice a week, I use Polyp Lab Reef Roids, Seachem Reef Plus when target feeding them. The days without feeding, I also add some Red Sea Color A, B, C, D. My Goniopora used to retract few days, later I tried to add trace elements, then he reopened. I'm not expert, just try to keep them doing well. Many reports about the deaths without notice but no one can explain