Help....flower pot problem

[GotGoji]

Does anyone know about flowerpots?

 

[reefgirl7]

Alot of people dont have much luck keeping them alive

 

[ol'salty]

I have never had one, but I have heard they were dificult. Maybe foggy54 can chime in, I'm thinking he has one. Could be wrong though.

Dave

 

[foggy54]

I have had them in the early days and never had one last over 9 months, so I don't have any secrets..................

 

[coral Rx]

I may be able to help but it depends on the problem. Could you give more info on exactly what the problem is?

 

[coral Rx]

Sorry, forgot to ask as well....which "flower pot" is it? Gonipora sp. or Alveopora sp.? Both are sold under the "flower pot" name, although Gonipora is the most common in the trade. If your not sure, count the tentacles on an individual "flower"....Gonipora has 24 tentacles and Alveopora has 12 tentacles.

 

[tang fever]

I have a real nice flowerpot skeleton in my fuge. I'm sure it provides great filtration with all those cavities.

Don't feel bad about losing, but feel good if you can make em live.

http://www.google.com/search?source...s=HPIB,HPIB:2005-48,HPIB:en&q=goniopora+coral

Check out these sites for some good info. They need good flow to keep junk from settling on them. They're prone to infection which is probably what usually kills them.

 

[tmcghee]

Try www.goniopora.org
There's pictures and info there.

 

[foggy54]

Very interesting site, covers things from a-z. Good luck........

 

[ct_vol]

Glad I stumbled across this thread... I picked up Goniopora Stutchburyi last month and it has done fine... The rock it was on was covered in hair algae... I got most of the algae cleaned off and it has flourished since... But after having read more, I'll be sure to pay more attention to it at feeding time...