Goniopora lobata Green Flower Pot Coral

[molodets]

Scientific Name: Goniopora lobata

So I've been searching online, there are lots of different Gonioporas.
ALL POSTS MADE ABOUT Gonioporas are OLD.
Lots of people say different things about them.

Anyone with real knowlege...?
whats the best way to keep them? etc...

thank you!

 

[guarda]

I had one. Big mistake. Not a beginner coral imo.

 

[molodets]

i did not buy one.
just wondering

how long ago did u hhave it?

 

[tentacles]

I had one. Big mistake. Not a beginner coral imo.

+1, very difficult coral to keep (beautiful none the less). The usually only last about 1-2 years in captivity, and can be stressed very easily. I would hold off and get something similar looking that isn't as much of a hassle.

 

[albano]

Scientific Name: Goniopora lobata
whats the best way to keep them?

IN the OCEAN

 

[stbarnabas]

i just had one 2 weeks ago now its live rock

 

[guarda]

About 6 months ago.

i did not buy one.
just wondering

how long ago did u hhave it?

 

[LongIslandAndy]

IN the OCEAN

Can't be said any better

 

[sanjay]

Get the ones propagated by ORA. At least you know they were fragged and grown out. So they are a lot hardier than other stuff.

sanjay.

 

[ChrisNJ2012]

i bought a fairly large frag 6inchx5inch from a lfs because it was cheap ($25) and looked cool, it was open/healthy for about a month and then i aquascaped and moved it around. I disrupted/changed the flow it was getting, with in 3 days i had a brown rock with holes...... lol

 

[fallenlordz]

I had a friend who bought one - it did not last long
Lasted maybe 2-3 weeks tops.

 

[nikkibabee]

Very hard to keep...+1

 

[Dre]

Leave these corals for very experienced reefers.That doesn't mean you can't keep them alive.You need a very established tank with fine sandy bottom and/or a large refugium, you may have to feed these corals as well,they don't like water too clean either. The red and purple ones are more hardy although i'm losing one as we speak.Try some Xenias first, if Xenias take off in your tank you may have a better chance with these corals. If not, don't buy them. That's my advice to you.

 

[guarda]

+1 what Dre said, and if you want, I can give you some Xenia, no charge.

 

[ChrisNJ2012]

yeah i agree once mine died off i bought a green tipped torch and now have other corals that "move" in the water coloum like Xenia and hammer coral... the goniopora was by far the brightess coral ive had but it did not matter because i couldn't keep it alive....

 

[Drinkmorewater]

I've had one for 6 months. When I moved its location it was quite unhappy for a few weeks. I moved it again and got it more light and it came back even stronger...so far so good. I'm sure its just luck based on what has happened to so many others.