Gonipora all puffed up

[ErikVR]

Hi all,

I brought home a Gonipora the other day. In the store it was nice and extended. When I got it home it seemed happy and was extending but I found it this morning all puffed up to twice the size it was yesterday.

Unfortunately I don't have any experience with gonipora and I'm wondering if this is normal while it is getting used to the new conditions or if it's warning me that something is wrong.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Being extended means its happy. I believe that type of goni will extend even more, the green ones extend 3"-4"-5"-6" sometimes

 

[ErikVR]

Being extended means its happy. I believe that type of goni will extend even more, the green ones extend 3"-4"-5"-6" sometimes

The things is, it's not extending. The whole body is puffed up to the size of a baseball. Yesterday is was more like golf ball sized.

 

[FiveGallonSea]

Goniopora in my experience are teenage kids. Moody as hell. I have one that if it gets irritated it will literally close for two weeks. Only one of mine (my least favorite) is always happy. I've spoken to other reefers who keep multiple gonis and they have said the same thing. Shame too it's my favorite coral.

Yours is fine though. That puffing is normal every once in a while.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

The things is, it's not extending. The whole body is puffed up to the size of a baseball. Yesterday is was more like golf ball sized.

oh lol, I've never experienced that with mine, but there are many posts about it on this forum and online. Not known why it happens, but does not seem to be a bad thing, or have negative affects.

 

[ErikVR]

I just compared pictures from yesterday and it's literally 3 time the volume now. I feel like the current light level is higher than in the store. It's at a 130 par spot right now. Would it be better to move it down to the sand for now? Would be at 70 par.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I just compared pictures from yesterday and it's literally 3 time the volume now. I feel like the current light level is higher than in the store. It's at a 130 par spot right now. Would it be better to move it down to the sand for now? Would be at 70 par.

I wouldn't.

 

[ErikVR]

It has gone back to normal
Let's see if I can keep this guy alive and healthy.

 

[ErikVR]

 

[VintageReefer]

I don’t see anything wrong in any of three pictures

 

[Digimes]

Super nice!!

 

[ErikVR]

I don’t see anything wrong in any of three pictures

Sorry, my bad. Last picture is when it fully recovered.

 

[TommyP]

One of my goni’s puffed up today too. Looked like it was an overfilled tire lol

 

[VintageReefer]

Am I blind? The two pictures look nearly identical to me except one is on rocks and the other is in the sand

 

[ErikVR]

Am I blind? The two pictures look nearly identical to me except one is on rocks and the other is in the sand

Scale is hard to get right. In the first picture the body was about 2 times as large. Completely inflated to the point where i thought it was going to burst.

The diameter of the body now is around 7 cm. It was at least 15 at some point.