Goniopora Pandoraensis

[vijaym85]

Nice Job! Great inspiration and proof that if you start with a healty specimen and keep your params proper this coral is one which is not destined to die as previously thought. Now all you need to do is get an elegance from Jakarta and see if you can do the same thing!

 

[JokerGirl]

Beautiful John... absolutely gorgeous.

 

[LSD_Zeppelin]

All I can say is WOW! I read in a julian sprung book that most gonipora eventually die in captivity, but I guess you showed him

 

[John Kelly]

Thank you.

This species of Goniopora is much easier to keep than the common "green" species (stokesi, pendulus, and several others). It seems to require less food and is not quite as sensitive to strong light, but I do keep it at the bottom of the tank (75g) to avoid any problems that the light may cause (175w mh). Also, the corallites are pretty shallow, so it spreads faster than if they were deep. Actually, I have 6 or maybe 7 different species that I would consider to be fairly "easy" to keep.

Barring any unforeseen and uncontrollable obstacles, this thread may continue indefinitely .

 

[vijaym85]

My green Goni, is it healthy?

 

[John Kelly]

1 year 3 months.......

 

[Sparkss]

how easy are the red goni's to keep compared with the green or other ones ? (do the different colors help denote the species ? From your posts is seems like they do).

Thanks

 

[elegance coral]

Man, you should write a book. I would buy it.

 

[John Kelly]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9949078#post9949078 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sparkss
how easy are the red goni's to keep compared with the green or other ones ? (do the different colors help denote the species ? From your posts is seems like they do).

Thanks

There are several species of green colored, several species of purple colored, and several species of red colored Goniopora that are common in the hobby. The species of the same color are nearly identical looking when compared to each other.

Here is a good general rule to follow when shopping by color:
- The two most common greens are both more difficult to keep than either the purples or the reds.
- The greens are more sensitive to higher lighting over time than the purples or the reds.
- The greens require more food than the purples or the reds.
- The greens are more susceptible to brown jelly infections than the purples or the reds.

- The two most common purples are easier to keep than the greens.
- The purples are more sensitive to their environment than the greens or the reds.
- The purples require a little less food than the greens, but more food than the reds.

- There are at least two red species that have purple mouths. One species has quite a bit larger polyps (corallites) than the other. I don't have experience with the larger, but the smaller is fairly easy to keep with regular feedings. From other people's experience, the larger polyped red/purple is also fairly easy to keep.
- There are two other common red species that have very very small polyps. These two species are nearly identical and are also fairly easy to keep with regular feedings.

- The purples and the reds are both more sensitive to water quality and sudden changes than the greens.

There are a lot more comparables to make, and different species to include, but this sums up the most popular Goniopora pretty good.

 

[John Kelly]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9960306#post9960306 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elegance coral
Man, you should write a book. I would buy it.

Thanks!! :thumbsup:

Actually, I've been slowly working on one. I have about 16 chapters of material laid out, but organizing all of it into a coherent unity is like working a huge puzzle. All of the pieces are there, they just need to be put in order. :hmm3:

 

[Sparkss]

Thanks for your reply John.. it answered all of my questions wonderfully

 

[John Kelly]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9961114#post9961114 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sparkss
Thanks for your reply John.. it answered all of my questions wonderfully

Your welcome!

That question is often asked, so I revised my previous post a little bit, added some photos, and put it up on my site:
Goniopora Care by Color Variety

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