Goniopora Emergency?

[Larry101]

Good morning! I purchased a rather large goniopora colony last week for my nuvo 15, however it’s been 6 days and only like 1/4th of it has ever extended its polyps fully. I have a picture of the tank during the day to see it, and just last night I was looking at it and turned on the lights to take a picture. The Goni looks like it’s bleaching or something in the middle, and I don’t know what’s wrong with it. Thank you so much for all your help

 

[CoralB]

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[DSC reef]

Thats a beautiful goniopora. The others look healthy and thats a localized spot, keep an eye out for little pods on the skeleton if you can. I've been seeing interesting information lately about parasitic copepods that feed specifically on goniopora. Not saying thats your issue but something to keep an eye out for.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I think it might be getting stung from the goni beside it.

 

[Larry101]

I did dose the tank with a lot of pods, do you think I should dip it?

 

[Larry101]

I think it might be getting stung from the goni beside it.

Can gonis sting gonis? I was thinking it maybe could’ve been the frogspawn above it

 

[unchainedcoot]

Can gonis sting gonis? I was thinking it maybe could’ve been the frogspawn above it

Gonis can absolutely fight with each other

 

[DSC reef]

Can gonis sting gonis? I was thinking it maybe could’ve been the frogspawn above it

Definitely, they have powerful nematocysts. Dosing pods are not the same as parasitic copepods.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Can gonis sting gonis? I was thinking it maybe could’ve been the frogspawn above it

I have lost a few goni's from goni vs goni action. They have powerful stings even against each other. And once goni's start retracting its so hard to make them recover.

 

[Larry101]

I took another photo this morning, and another just now when I turned the lights on after the lights turned off…do you guys think the recession is getting worse? And what do you think I should do in terms of recovery? Should I frag it??? The photo with the polyps more open was from just now after the lights turned off. Thank you so so much everyone

 

[Larry101]

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