Goniopora Pandoraensis

[John Kelly]

Something subconsciously called me to the lfs yesterday after work. It was kind of stuffed in the rocks near the back of the tank. The store owner called it an "Alveopora"........

The heads are small, but I'm anxious to watch it grow.

 

[Julio]

sweet looking colony?

 

[John Kelly]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6658678#post6658678 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Julio
sweet looking colony?

Yes! A small jewel it will be.

I need to get it browned up a little bit and get it growing. In three or four weeks it will look completely different.

 

[musty baby]

Just curious how that can be identified as a goni and not as an alveopora as the seller stated.

 

[John Kelly]

There are 24 tentacles surrounding the mouth of each polyp instead of 12. Alveopora have 12, Goniopora have 24.

 

[musty baby]

Well I'll be damned. Guess I've got myself a goni then, if you're correct.

 

[BillnJennh]

Wow, I've never seen a branching goni

 

[John Kelly]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6659867#post6659867 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefArtist
I need to get it browned up a little bit and get it growing. In three or four weeks it will look completely different.

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

nice score...

 

[salt newbie01]

Wow what a differance a few weeks can make!! It looks VERY happy! What do you feed it??

 

[John Kelly]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6831432#post6831432 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ChAoTiCrEeFeR4U
nice score...

Thanks Chaotic.

 

[John Kelly]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6834395#post6834395 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by salt newbie01
Wow what a differance a few weeks can make!! It looks VERY happy! What do you feed it??

Thanks salt.

pm sent.

 

[John Kelly]

Updated pic taken yesterday. My Rabbitfish likes to sleep in it at night. He also tries to pick the food out of it when I feed so I have to guard it closely. It is placed in a medium-low water flow area and although it is under metal halide lighting, it is placed where the lighting is not super intense.

 

[SVXH6]

it is looking awesome.. colored up very nice..growing fast too.. what are you feeding??

 

[John Kelly]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7150422#post7150422 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SVXH6
it is looking awesome.. colored up very nice..growing fast too.. what are you feeding??

My own food mix; mostly made up of frozen Cyclopeeze with other small foods mixed together.

 

[John Kelly]

Updated pic taken today.

Sorry for the junk on the glass in the lower left corner. I need to move the coral out a little bit to get to it.

 

[salt newbie01]

It looks very happy Seems to be filling in very nicely. You really have a nack with the goni's. Nice job John

 

[John Kelly]

Thanks Salt!

It remains happy pretty much all of the time . Very few "touchy" moments.

 

[lechee12]

wow that goni grew pretty big ina a few weeks, nice job and score

 

[RandyO]

Nice work John.