Goniopora: advice, care and show-off!

[Fish Biscuit]

This is mine, I got it a few months ago. Hope it stays this way!

 

[Wings6010]

 

[Wings6010]

one I've had for about two years now

 

[Dartolution]

My question is why in the spaghetti monsters name are those red cultured Goni's from ORA so freakin expensive?!?!?!?!?! $120 for a 1/2" frag of red goni? I worked in aquatic retail for 5 years and we could buy COLONIES of red gonis wholesale anywhere from $12 - $42 size dependent.

that is crazy for that size!

 

[tektite]

They charge what the market will bear people will pay a lot for a proven hardy strain of goniopora.

 

[Dartolution]

They charge what the market will bear people will pay a lot for a proven hardy strain of goniopora./QUOTE]
You have a point, but still...

 

[tektite]

I know, back when I got mine I paid $80 and it was 6x larger than what they sell now...every time I frag it, I sell out in a day, and that's just to local reef club members. Crazy how high demand that coral is!

 

[noy]

My question is why in the spaghetti monsters name are those red cultured Goni's from ORA so freakin expensive?!?!?!?!?! $120 for a 1/2" frag of red goni? I worked in aquatic retail for 5 years and we could buy COLONIES of red gonis wholesale anywhere from $12 - $42 size dependent.

that is crazy for that size!

+1 tektite
I've had mine for over 2 years and they are still going strong. I don't even feed them anymore - just getting nutrients from fish poo and dissolved fishfood.

 

[Dartolution]

Crazy how high demand that coral is!/QUOTE]
I think that has to do a lot with how iconic of a piece it is. Bright red, which is difficult to find in nature no matter where you look, and flowy/wavy adds to it.

The more pigmented and rich the goni is the higher its cost.

 

[Kaman8]

This 1 is in the tank for 2 months now and is doing great . It was start dying in the first 3 weeks , because I placed it in a too much flow spot . Change a better spot for it and it is recovering very good now. Spot feeding it once a week

 

[Kaman8]

Yesterday bought this hot pink from the lfs and it is in good shape

 

[Casshern]

 

[M007]

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[wonrib00]

Going to be getting a goni in the next few weeks. Looks like I have the right foot and light. How are you guys fragging them? Dremel?

 

[mavitt66]

This is my Goniopora. Is on the bottom of my BB tank, in an angle with low light and low current. The key IMHO is to place it in a debris rich area. It's their favourite food. In my tank since 2011. Never fed with specific food.
Ciao from Italy

 

[Tweaked]

Coral saw, but yes dremel with diamond bit is fine.

 

[dromonk]

What kind of flow and lighting my pink doesnt seem happy anywhere yet