Goniopora problem?
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Webmanny
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still no picture. Therefore, it will be hard to say, but I can tell you that most people have issues with this coral. This "bald" spot could be signs of not enough light, flow or issues with your parameters.
These are delicate corals that don't flourish on every tank, but with the right conditions, they can succeed.
This is mine. I've had it for 6 to 8 months now.
These are delicate corals that don't flourish on every tank, but with the right conditions, they can succeed.
This is mine. I've had it for 6 to 8 months now.
Webmanny
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In that case, if you've had it for 6 or so months, my questions would be. What are you parameters, has something changed or is it touching anything around it that may cause it to retract?
Mine did this a few months back because my Clown fishes decided to host in it, as well as in their anemone, for some reason. In my case, I just waited it out and it came back as great as ever.
Mine did this a few months back because my Clown fishes decided to host in it, as well as in their anemone, for some reason. In my case, I just waited it out and it came back as great as ever.
All my parameters check out and have been stable. nothing is around to sting it.
I have noticed one of my clowns "attempt" to host in it twice but it just retracted and the clown left. I don't know if they try to host more often when im not looking but i doubt it as i tend to look at my tank a lot lol. Hopefully like you said it will come back on its own.
I have noticed one of my clowns "attempt" to host in it twice but it just retracted and the clown left. I don't know if they try to host more often when im not looking but i doubt it as i tend to look at my tank a lot lol. Hopefully like you said it will come back on its own.
Webmanny
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Some Gonipora species "Give Birth" by dropping a piece or ball over to the side. This normally leaves a "bold spot" on the main coral. However, if this had been your case, you would have noticed a piece of the Goni laying around on the tank. I think?
Tweaked
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Reproduction of this coral is by several means. Polyp balls of small groups of polyps with a tiny calcareous skeleton can form along the margins and undersides of the parent colony, detaching at some time when gravity or manual removal allows it to happen. Polyp balls may even happen in ailing specimens, perhaps akin to the recently discovered Polyp Escape Response of Seriatopora where, contrasting to normal polyp bail out, polyps escape with a bit of their self-decalcified corallite under occasionally normal conditions but usually in response to stress. Sexual reproduction in nature occurs as the separate male and female colonies release gametes as broadcast spawners, the gametes meeting, fusing and forming diploid complete planulae pelagically before settling.
Based on your knowledge and the picture above, is this what you believe to be the case or something else?
My red ORA goniopora has been dropping babies for a couple of years. In the past they have been extremely small - like one small polyp. The last time it 'dropped' of a fairly large baby(don't know what else to call it) with about 8 or ten large polyps. That was in the beginning of July and the skeleton has not quite fully healed. I have read people saying theirs do this regularly. I had a green (also) ORA that was doing this as well and was able to grow one of the small ones out.
Paul
PS
Went back and finally saw your picture and no that does not look like it 'dropped a baby. You can still see the polyps. The only critical factor I found in mine was water flow. There a lot of different types and it might not apply.
Paul
PS
Went back and finally saw your picture and no that does not look like it 'dropped a baby. You can still see the polyps. The only critical factor I found in mine was water flow. There a lot of different types and it might not apply.
Right, even the polyps around the ones that aren't coming out look "limp". It's hard to tell by the photo but they look limp in person in the flow, if that makes sense. I should also note that the rest of the coral other than that spot is doing very well. I feel I need to trade it or somehow drag it because it hardly fits in its spot anymore. And that's literally the only spot that it can be in in my tank because it's the only spot with a low enough flow
hypostatic
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Sounds like maybe it could be just irritation from the clown
I'm beginning to suspect this too as I caught my female trying to host more frequently as of late. Every time the polyps retract she stops. Does anyone know how to get her to try to host my nem instead? Only worry I have is that the nem is maybe a little too small to be hosted yet.
Tweaked
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Well the nem hosts the clown, not the other way around. And in my experience, even once hosted by the anemone, the clown will still mess with anything that sways and can even begin biting coral throughout the tank. I've seen polyps of one of my torches floating about the tank on occasion :headwally:
jccaclimber
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I've seen torch, frogspawn, and nem tentacle bits floating around my tank every now and then. The catch in my case is coral, a few rbta, and a turbo snail being the only inhabitants.
drsalomon
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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
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/12/inverts
