Recalcitrant Gonia

[JulesH]

I have a goniapora that up until a couple of months ago was doing very well from a small frag up to a baseball size. Now it is sulking and has been like that for a couple of months. There is no tissue regression just no appetite to bloom as it use to.

It is surrounded by a Bernardopora, Alveopora(s), and two other Goniporas that seem to be doing well. None of the corals are touching and my 3 fish are not snacking on it either. My flow has not changed, nor my lights.

My parameters are, they are pretty stable at those levels:

Alk - 8.0
Ca - 420
Mg - 1430
PO4 - 0.1
NO3 - 12.8
SG - 1.026

I add 1.0ml of Mn per day.
I recently carried out an OES ICP and nothing untoward there apart from a higher level of Strontium.

I would appreciate if anyone else has seen anything like this and overcome it.

 

[BryanM]

My first take would be to try and move it to a new location and see if it perks up.

2nd take would be to set up your phone for taking video, start it, and walk away for 20 minutes.... Fish often know when we're looking and wont behave badly. Review the video and make sure you don't have a nipper.