Goniopora and Alveopora Show-Off Thread

[sandalscout]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12394976#post12394976 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tennyson
Awesome! I love it. I have never had an alveopora. Are their skeletons supposed to look like that or is it an encrusting species?

As JokerGirl said, it is a branching species, that's what they look like all closed up... it's pretty cool, it's 4 seperate branches, each of them getting a little bit larger.

 

[Tennyson]

Is there a way to frag the branches? I'm not asking you for a frag (though that would be awesome ), I'm just wondering if they can.

Anyone else with goniopora or alveopora?

 

[geris]

alveopora

 

[Tennyson]

Nice, and funny avatar.

 

[geris]

Thanks!!

 

[GBE378]

geris that is a beautifully colored alveopora.

 

[Tennyson]

Hey geris, I was just looking through your gallery, thinking you'd have things just as beautiful as that alveopora. I was right! Your tank is awsome!! I have a question though. PM sent to you.

 

[2thdeekay]

I just got this one recently. Was told it is a "reef" goni, not from a lagoon. We'll see how it does...

 

[sandalscout]

I'm sure it's possible to frag a branching, just not sure how you might. My piece is apparently 1/3 of a larger one that was split up, I know someone who has another 1/3 of it.

Geris, very nice Alveopora indeed, quite different than mine, the body tubes are different looking, and the coloration on the heads is much more intense. What kind of lighting are you running?

 

[geris]

Sandalscout, Im using T5, a Current USA Nova Extreme 8 bulb system on a 75g tank.

 

[sandalscout]

That's cool, I'm running a 4 bulb Nova Extreme on my 55, when I go to my 90 (it has 6 T5s), I think I might increase it to 8 bulbs. Thanks.

 

[HumbleLobster]

Here is my green goniopora with my clown hosting it. Here is a small picture:

http://web.missouri.edu/~wipfgd/Fish/IMG_0007.jpg

Here is the full 13 mega pixel if anyone is really interested (4.8 MB size)

http://web.missouri.edu/~wipfgd/Fish/IMG_0007_big.JPG


I've had it for around 6 months, I feed it two/three times per week with freeze dried or frozen cyclo. My clown just started hosting it about two weeks ago, and it doesn't seem to mind or be any worse for wear from it. Lighting is a 96W coralife 50/50 PC in my 10g nano. Fully expanded this thing takes up about a third of my tank, hah.

Soon to be in a 70G Oceanic Tech tank once I move here in about 3 weeks.

 

[Mitch529]

Here is our Alveopora, I will have to get some full pictures of it... It's two branches and pretty large.

And one of it opening up, they look crazy when closed/opening

I wasn't aware that they could eat anything, I have never really seen any feeding response from it.

 

[Robgixxer]

cool stuff!!! i just got one today so hopefully i have good luck with it....

 

[Eklikewhoa]

Man I am wanting to get one myself after seeing some of these pictures!

 

[Tennyson]

Yeah me too, that alveopora is incredible. Are its tips fluorescent?

Great pics everybody.

 

[Project Reef]

Ricks!
That is one of the most amazing corals I've seen in reef aquarium. I've seen a lot of corals...
Major props to you!

 

[Chong27]

This is my favorite.

 

[Tennyson]

Amazing! Thats all I can say, ive seen red ones, but never such a vibrant pink with purple tips. Its beautiful. How much did it cost ya?

 

[jadeguppy]

CHong, I have never seen one like that! Awesome find! Where did you get it?