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[syauqihalim]

I got this coral 1 week ago, I'm not sure for the name of this species, any one know what the name of this coral ??? Here a photo

 

[Art13]

Goniopora or alveopora. I think its the latter but i could be wrong, definitely one of the two.

 

[Poolman21]

They are also called a flower pot.

 

[cloak]

Goniopora. (24 individual polyps)

 

[snorvich]

Goniopora. (24 individual polyps)

This. Alveopora are 12 individual polyps.

 

[Art13]

not to try an hijack the thread at all but where exactly are you looking at to tell the difference in polyp count? or maybe i'm just having a stupid moment, but from my understanding each head on an lps is one polyp, sps are a bit different but i know what polyps on them are as well, i'd like to know what i'm missing here.

 

[syauqihalim]

So.. This is goniopora or alveopora ??

 

[cloak]

not to try an hijack the thread at all but where exactly are you looking at to tell the difference in polyp count? or maybe i'm just having a stupid moment, but from my understanding each head on an lps is one polyp, sps are a bit different but i know what polyps on them are as well, i'd like to know what i'm missing here.

Polyp was probably the wrong word to describe these. Tentacles might be the correct term. A Goniopora will have 24 individual tentacles at the end of a polyp while an Alveopora will only have 12.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/12/inverts

 

[pyithar]

So.. This is goniopora or alveopora ??

goniopora. your coral polyps have 24 tentacles.(skirts)

 

[syauqihalim]

LFS near my house said this is goniopora stokesi,I do not know the character of this coral , what are the needs of this coral ?

 

[Art13]

Polyp was probably the wrong word to describe these. Tentacles might be the correct term. A Goniopora will have 24 individual tentacles at the end of a polyp while an Alveopora will only have 12.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/12/inverts

Ah, makes a lot more sense to me now, thanks for clearing that up!

 

[pyithar]

LFS near my house said this is goniopora stokesi,I do not know the character of this coral , what are the needs of this coral ?

my gonioporas like high like and high flow. you should also feed them. there're many micro foods available in the market nowadays.

 

[syauqihalim]

I feed my goniopora with DIY fish food, I want to try culture phytoplankton nanochloropsis for feed them, but I don't have seed, where is market nowadays ?

 

[pyithar]

I feed my goniopora with DIY fish food, I want to try culture phytoplankton nanochloropsis for feed them, but I don't have seed, where is market nowadays ?

what i meant by "market" is local fish stores, and online. two little fishies company makes "goniopower" which is food for goniopora/alveopora. you could also feed new life spectrum's reef micro feeder. and there may be many more.

 

[syauqihalim]

Thanks pyithar

 

[artisson62]

I am agree with pyithar your coral is a goniopora

best regards

 

[65Stang]

+1 on the goni