What's not to love about Gonipora? It's colorful, it flows, so what is it?

[revhtree]

I really love Gonipora. I don't have many but I'm starting to really "get my head turned" from other corals by them. They come in a variety of beautiful colors, they sway in the water flow, and can grow pretty fast. So what about you? Here is some great info about gonipora care from @Tidal Gardens.

1. What's not to love about Gonipora? Cons?

2. Do you have Gonipora coral in your reef tank? (pics please)

image via @CoralAddict645

 

[Fishinabarrel]

I am still baffled to why my goni died.
Came from a well established colony.
All other corals thrived (40 of em) in the time frame.
IT is a mystery I will never solved.
Reluctant to try again until I get some insight on what causes goni deaths.
(one possible cause of death, stung by an elegance)

 

[LaxFrags]

I’m setting up a new tank and I plan on having a “Goni garden”

 

[NashobaTek]

Received 2 goni frags from ipsf as freebies, but they didn't survive

 

[Kellie in CA]

I finally got one that didn't die, it's a nice shade of bright pink. My clowns have made it their home. I'd get more if I had room!

 

[flashsmith]

This one's about 7" across.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Cons: The initial disappointment in loosing one after another in a tank that is not suited for it.
A present day growth picture of my fav goni!!!

 

[afrokobe]

I love them, but I can't seem to keep them alive. I've had two smaller frags die on me and the two other frags I have just aren't thriving. Not dead yet at least...

 

[MONTANTK]

I have two Gonis that seem to be doing really well! I’m definitely looking to add more of them down the road. Hopefully they keep doing well in the mean time

 

[WhiteTailFish]

I have had the same frag of green/teal goni for over a year one of my first corals but it has barely grown at all. it has still survived my rescent war with algea, which other corals have not. However in the past month, it has really started to come out and polyps are almost as long as when i got it. Fingers crossed that its well adapted now and will be thriving soon. I think it has something to do with having more nitrates/phosphates in the water. Ive been at 25ppm nitrates for over a month and the goni seems to like that.

 

[SPR1968]

I’ve got lots of gonipora in both my tanks, they add a great deal of movement but unfortunately in my experience you do get losses with them

I have some large colonies, like football size, but I sometimes add other new ones and they just fade away

My LFS once said the cultured ones do better, I don’t know if that’s true or not, but they are beautiful corals

 

[T-J]

I have a number of Goni's in my tank. Super easy and nice growers.
My only complaint is that they aren't consistent on which ones can touch each other. In my tank, the pink and red ones seem to be able to kill the lighter colored goni's. I have a huge pink colony touching a smaller cotton candy colony without any issues.

 

[i cant think]

I want a goni but with the three mushrooms in my nano I dont think I’d be able to have one (And I love the mushrooms). I have one corner where mushrooms can’t get to in the tank but I think it would ruin the rubbles look having another rock there

 

[tharbin]

Goni was the first stony coral I ever bought but they just did not survive much beyond a year or so. From what I've read there have been a number of advances in keeping them in the last 40 years (like foods and I believe there was one element mentioned). Anyway I plan to try again once my current tank matures.

 

[afrokobe]

Anyone with experience with alveopora as well? Curious how they are compared to goniopora. Gf wants a white alveopora and been thinking of setting her up a tank.

 

[Jeffcb]

1 red and 1 green. Had them about a year. They are both ORA cultured.

The Emerald crab cleans them at night. I guess they like it. He has been doing that for quite a while.

 

[Gordi]

I have what is supposed to be a pink one but although it seems to be doing okay you wouldn't say it was pink. I love the movement but would like a bit of color.

 

[Goaway]

I love my goniopora, as soon as the person I know has a glitter bomb for sale, i am grabbing it.
Con, sometimes you just can't make them happy. No matter what you do. But, if they are happy... They can live through some tough situations.

This guy has been with me for over a year and a half, stung by a torch and received bjd. Grew back and got munched on by a powder blue tang. I forgot what else took place.
Still a small frag, a lot of energy goes into recovery before growth. for now, she can focus on growth

to the right of the pink goni here is a zombie goni. He died and is returning. Difficult to get the polyps in view. They are there.

I have a lot of pink.

 

[Midrats]

My ORA red got HUGE and weaponized. It had extra long polyps with supercharged nematocysts and there wasn't much it couldn't reach on its side of the tank. I was sad to sell it as it was a beauty.

Side note. I think it's funny that on a reef aquarium forum words like nematocyst or coralline get flagged as misspelled

 

[Pelagikos]

I'm "diving in" HEADFIRST this week with a little beauty ordered from WWC.

I also ordered an Alveopora, just because I think they're pretty and I've heard they're a little easier to keep!