Goniopora problem?

[alfaowner]

Well it looks like to me that either the clown or something else is irritating it.
I have a file fish and sometime he tries to peck at my Goni but only when I it's retracted.

This is mine hosting two decent sized clown. They even lay eggs on its base.
Just leave the clown, it will eventually get used to it and give in and open.

https://vimeo.com/112967001

 

[Tweaked]

I seperated my goni from the clown for a few weeks and put it back and it stopped hosting it. Also I have found iron supplementation helps polyp extension on goniopora:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/12/inverts

Yep, so does algae lol. Must be careful with any trace dosing.

 

[mfaso24]

Looks like the Goni is hosting the clown now...I'm just afraid cause I've heard that sometimes clowns will literally "host them to death"

 

[mfaso24]

Only the female hosts. The male has never seemed to take an interest in it.

 

[sghera64]

Hey guys heres the photo finally...figured out the problem was the file size was too big....caught my clown trying to host in it again today for a few seconds.

My yellow Goniopora has looked like this after "sucking" down a polyp end from a green hammer coral. It will heal after a week or so. If you see necrotic tissue, do lightly blast it with a broad water stream (baster).

Good luck.

 

[mfaso24]

Hey guys. I could be wrong but it appears to me that this bald spot in the Goni is expanding slowly =(

 

[sghera64]

Is the spot really bald? Is the calcerous skeleton showing through?

 

[mfaso24]

Is the spot really bald? Is the calcerous skeleton showing through?

I don't believe so. The polyps are still there however the tentacles on them are very short and not extending. Some of the polyps barley extend and look like little stumps sticking out

 

[sghera64]

Just happened to me

Just happened to me

I knocked over a green torch coral onto my read Goniopora on Wednesday. Today, I noticed a lot of the tentacles on one side (where it was hit) were pulled in tightly and there were two specific spots where the tentacles were so tightly pulled in, it almost seemed like I could see the skeleton.

I attached two photos I took after rotating the coral's injured area towards the front of the DT. The one picture shows the coral as I found it, with mucus obscuring the view of the tissue that was injured. The second photo shows the same tissue after blasting it lightly with a turkey baster. I've gone through this before. It makes a full recovery after about 10-14 days.

Does yours look like this now?

 

[sghera64]

So, after 6 hours from the last pics, I snapped this one (one is zoomed in). As you can see this guy is starting to heal nicely. I'm guessing he'll be all better in 7 days.

 

[hypostatic]

Looks like the Goni is hosting the clown now...I'm just afraid cause I've heard that sometimes clowns will literally "host them to death"

Yes, clowns are know to kill corals, and even nems sometimes, by being too aggressive in their hosting behavior. I would remove either the clown or the coral, as it sounds like only one of them will survive this.

 

[mfaso24]

I knocked over a green torch coral onto my read Goniopora on Wednesday. Today, I noticed a lot of the tentacles on one side (where it was hit) were pulled in tightly and there were two specific spots where the tentacles were so tightly pulled in, it almost seemed like I could see the skeleton.

I attached two photos I took after rotating the coral's injured area towards the front of the DT. The one picture shows the coral as I found it, with mucus obscuring the view of the tissue that was injured. The second photo shows the same tissue after blasting it lightly with a turkey baster. I've gone through this before. It makes a full recovery after about 10-14 days.

Does yours look like this now?

Hey so here's a photo of the Goni with the moon lights on when it's all closed up. It makes it a lot easier to actually see what's going on with the spot. Maybe you can tell if this is the same thing that happened to yours?

 

[mfaso24]

I knocked over a green torch coral onto my read Goniopora on Wednesday. Today, I noticed a lot of the tentacles on one side (where it was hit) were pulled in tightly and there were two specific spots where the tentacles were so tightly pulled in, it almost seemed like I could see the skeleton.

I attached two photos I took after rotating the coral's injured area towards the front of the DT. The one picture shows the coral as I found it, with mucus obscuring the view of the tissue that was injured. The second photo shows the same tissue after blasting it lightly with a turkey baster. I've gone through this before. It makes a full recovery after about 10-14 days.

Does yours look like this now?

Here's a picture from the side view. As you can see the whole half of the effects side doesn't open up nearly as well as the unaffected side. Not sure if this means something different.

 

[mfaso24]

I think I finally found the problem! I caught my male clown (the one that is not hosting in it) picking at the polyps tonight on a few occasions! Hm now if only I had a solution...

 

[hypostatic]

Like I said lol, I would remove either the clowns or the coral

 

[mfaso24]

Like I said lol, I would remove either the clowns or the coral

I know I know I'm just so emotionally connected to my fish and corals. Plus that was a $90 piece! It's huge now. I just hope I can get something decent for it in return.

 

[Webmanny]

One thing I should mention. I also have two clowns and they both jump between the anemone and the Goni all the time. From my experience, you just have to wait, it looks like this is just retracted polyps and not really a dead spot. My Goni was doing the same thing at first, but then it got used to the clowns and now they are best buds.

This, of course is your call, but I would wait a bit longer to see what happens.

 

[mfaso24]

One thing I should mention. I also have two clowns and they both jump between the anemone and the Goni all the time. From my experience, you just have to wait, it looks like this is just retracted polyps and not really a dead spot. My Goni was doing the same thing at first, but then it got used to the clowns and now they are best buds.

This, of course is your call, but I would wait a bit longer to see what happens.

Okay thanks for the feedback!
Just to be clear the female clown that IS hosting, does not seem to be a problem. It's the male clown that I caught him picking at the polyps while they were retracted at night.

 

[mfaso24]

One thing I should mention. I also have two clowns and they both jump between the anemone and the Goni all the time. From my experience, you just have to wait, it looks like this is just retracted polyps and not really a dead spot. My Goni was doing the same thing at first, but then it got used to the clowns and now they are best buds.

This, of course is your call, but I would wait a bit longer to see what happens.

Also, I don't know if this makes a difference, but I am not sure if my clowns are even paired. They are get along (for the most part) but are not around each other 24/7

 

[Webmanny]

with clown it's very easy to tell if they have paired. Mine started fighting a few weeks after I added them to the tank and constantly chasing each other around the tank.

When they start paring, the male (Usually the smallest one), starts doing this little spasm like moves next to the female. This is a sign that he is submitting to her. Once that goes on for a few weeks, they stop and can be considered paired.

I'm sure others here with much more knowledge and experience than me can give you some more accurate and scientific ways, but if they are not fighting all the time, they are more than likely paired.