WTB frag of Goniopora

[Reef Guy]

Anyone has any Goniopora?

 

[marrone]

Petsolutions is running a sale, $22 each piece and shipping is $19.99.

http://www.petsolutions.com/Goniopora+Green+Blue+Red-I-181600L-I-C-16152-C-.aspx

 

[reefoman]

which color you like ?
I have few gonioporas for sale .

 

[Reef Guy]

I like them all, I want one for some clown fish to host. I saw a huge colony at aquarium adventure and it was the coolest thing..impo even cooler than anenomes. However I have heard they are really hard to care for an they avg a 6 month life in captivity. How long have you had yours?

 

[reefoman]

hmmm...
2 pieces (medium and large , pink/purple) I have 2 months , and another 2 (large red and medium blue)arrived 3 days ago , but I don't want to sell red .

 

[jhale]

reefguy, do some reading before you get one.
most do not live long in a tank.
I don't think it's right to keep selling them knowing this.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=520535&highlight=Goniopora

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=560292&highlight=Goniopora

 

[jhale]

http://www.reefcraze.com/

 

[Deanos]

Clownfish hosting in coral is hit or miss, not to mention the links Jonathan provided. You may be setting yourself up for disappointment.

Dean

 

[marrone]

Gonioporas aren't the best corals to get and most do die within 3-6 month period.

If your looking for a coral that is hardy to host a clown fish you may want to look at some of the leather corals, frogspawn, torch or a bubble coral. You also need to take into account that some corals mayn't like a clown fish hosting in it and not open up.

 

[Reef Guy]

I already have those corals but i like the goniopora. How long have you had yours for? And every clown fish i get seems to host something in my tank from my hammer to my tourch well. From what I have read before you have to feed them something called...live something

 

[Deanos]

Reef Guy: Jhale gave an excellent link (Reefcraze) about the care of gonipora corals. All the info you need should be there.

Dean

 

[Reef Guy]

Yes, I have read it before. But are ALL gonipora's like this? The reason I aks is they guy at my LFS was like "yea they are easy to care for, they are like xenia"

 

[Deanos]

Originally posted by Reef Guy:
The reason I aks is they guy at my LFS was like "yea they are easy to care for, they are like xenia"

Sounds like you need a new LFS. Goniporas are traditionally among to shortest lived corals widely available to the aquarium industry.

 

[marrone]

They're easy to care for but in time most, if not all, just slow die.

Alot of people get they because they move around alot of the sunflower type has long polyp extensions but most just start to die one polyp at a time.

The one that I have is a short tentacle one and has been in my tank for about 3 months now and everyday I check to see if it ok and is fully openning. Most days it does other not all the way.

 

[Reef Guy]

Why continue to take them out of the ocean if thier life will be short term.

 

[marrone]

Because people are willing to purchase them.

Just like alot of corals and fishs that have no chance of making it, and should be left in the ocean, but as long as people keep buy them at LFS and On-line places they'll keep taking them out of the ocean and stocking them for sale. If nobody purchased these things then places wouldn't carry them.

 

[jhale]

Originally posted by Reef Guy:
Yes, I have read it before. But are ALL gonipora's like this? The reason I aks is they guy at my LFS was like "yea they are easy to care for, they are like xenia"

that's the dumbest thing I've heard a lfs say in a while.
I would have laughed at them if I was in the store and heard someone say that. It's like Michael said as long as people buy them stores will sell them. People need to be educated and unfortunately some lfs won't do the right thing.

do yourself and the goniopora a favor leave it in the store.

 

[charliethetuna88]

i agree

 

[DRZL]

Damn...Someone's sale got cut short!..hahaa

I think Jhale said it best,

Originally posted by jhale:
[QB do yourself and the goniopora a favor leave it in the store. [/QB]

unless you are going to have a dedicated tank w/high nutrients and low flow, dosing of iron and manganese, and spot feeding of phyto and detritus every day then by all means...

[ June 10, 2005, 12:53 AM: Message edited by: DRZL ]

 

[DRZL]

Originally posted by Reef Guy:
The reason I aks is they guy at my LFS was like "yea they are easy to care for, they are like xenia"

That man should've been shot..

Originally posted by Reef Guy:
From what I have read before you have to feed them something called...live something