Goniopora troubles

[OoooDRAGONoooo]

Hi,I'm sure I'm not the 1st idiot to put a gonipora into a newish tank and watched it disintegrate in 5 days due to something I now know as bjd (brown jelly disease). I tried freshwater dips and iodine but it didn't work,but I think I have killed the protozoans affecting it and I'm waiting now to see if I can recover.it is about the size of a large orange but half has rotted away leaving the empty cocoons in the coral structure.two days have passed since my experimental treatment and I can not see any new brown stuff oozing out from it.Fingers x,such a shame ,I wish I had left it in the shop.if it miraculously recovers I will post thread.

 

[bundybear1981]

Unfortunately gonioporas are very difficult to keep with very few success stories, even with experienced keepers and mature tanks. Its something that is better left in the ocean. Remember for the future always research before you make any purchase so you don't waste your money

 

[mandarinfanatic]

Unfortunately gonioporas are very difficult to keep with very few success stories, even with experienced keepers and mature tanks. Its something that is better left in the ocean. Remember for the future always research before you make any purchase so you don't waste your money

dose manganese to keep goniapora happy (one aspect missing from some salts)

 

[CuzzA]

Goniopora are easily susceptible to infection from mishandling. Also, for the average reefer, aquacultred red goniopra should be the only species ever purchased. They have adjusted well to captive life and tend to rely more on photosynthesis than feeding. I've read Strontium is one of the keys to their success. While dosing isn't necessary for smaller colonies, as they grow large they will strip the strontium from the water very quickly which leads to colony collapse. Unfortunately, large colonies are also difficult to frag due to their large round colony building structure. A large rotary tool or large band saw would be necessary.

You didn't indicate the species you purchased, but at this point I would leave it alone as anything else you do to it will likely send it over the edge if it's not too far gone already.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/10/aafeature2

https://www.bluezooaquatics.com/resources.asp?show=353

 

[gone fishin]

I have given up trying to keep them. They are one of those corals I have zero luck with. I would usually get about 6 months then it will start a slow death spiral.

 

[m0nkie]

have you tried increase target feeding? my yellow one was dying. I placed it under shade and used a coke bottle to target feed. It's doing a little better now.

low light, heavy feeding

 

[Fish Biscuit]

+1 They need to be fed. Either target feed it or feed a frozen food with stuff in it for coral a few times a week. Very rarely do I target feed it but I also feed Rod's at least 3 times a week.

Mine is also in low light & they need to be in low flow too.

 

[m0nkie]

this is how I target feed mine now.

internet photo.. take out the epoxy and mandarin inside

I broad feed coral food twice a week, but I don't think it's getting enough. shrimps and other inverts often pick at the goni. the bottle ensures the goni 10 minutes of worry free feeding

 

[ps1434]

If your goinopora is looking that bad he is not going to eat. Your are just going to irritated it more by trying to feed it. There are a lot of varieties of gonioporas that you do not have to feed. ORA says they never feed theirs and have never tried. I have an ORA red for over 4 years and don't feed it. I tried a bunch of different food and never once saw a feeding reaction.


Paul