Of course my Green Flower Pot is hating life.

[aleok]

Bought it about 6 months ago, was happy and healthy for about 3-4 months. Now it just hates being alive and some of the polyps have died. Since I first got it. its been through a tank swap, t8 to LED light switch, been the host to my clown, and I've moved it several times trying to make it happy.

It's currently placed mid/high level with low flow, right next to a pink flowerpot. It's the first time it's been off the sand bed and i haven't seen my clown go near it. The polyps barely extend, and looks like this all day. 1/4 of what it used to look like. I've read and researched a lot. Does anyone know what i should try next? Is it too high? too bright? should i put it back on the sand bed?

Thanks

 

[180+55reef]

actually doesnt look as bad as I would have thought, greens are almost impossible to keep
try oyster eggs

 

[akitareefer]

I'd also start by switching up the food before you do anything else. Do you use any small particle foods reef roids, eggs or rotifers? Maybe spot feed it small amounts over the next week. If it doesn't improve then I'd try moving it or changing the flow. Not much else you can do, I'm sure you've read many varieties of goni don't last more than a year :/

 

[FPSPOLICE]

greens are pretyy much impossible, i was in same boat had one for 2 months was really happy for a long time would fully extend then just bam it went downhill and withered away i tried everything diff positions, diff food nothing worked. this species just does not thrive in aquariums.

 

[Dave.H]

I had the same problem with my green goni, looked fine for a couple weeks, then closed up. What worked for me, I moved it to the end of my tank on a small rock just off the sandbed. I shaded it with a piece of of plexiglass with aluminum foil over it on top of the tank. I added a small 150 rio pump above it at the top of the tank for a small amount of flow. Oyster magnifique for food (squirt a small amount on top of it with pump off) turn the pump back on after 20 mins to remove excess food. After a couple days it was much happier. So far so good, low flow and low light seemed to work. Hope this helps, flowerpots are beautiful when they are happy.

 

[kjboggs]

My green goni was one of my first corals, and has been extremely hardy for me. I lost a lobo, elegance, and even a leather, but this thing keeps growing and may outgrow the end of my 55 if it continues at this pace. I feed it gonipower weekly and occasionally oyster feast. I even have 2 of the cheap 120w chinese led's and all of my corals are growing crazy fast.

 

[SOCOMMike]

Kjboggs, consider yourself lucky. Do tell your secret! I've heard that these seldom make it in captivity.

 

[kjboggs]

Unfortunately I found that out after I bought it too, but haven't told my goni yet? I just feed it weekly at least, appears to like lots of light. And my tank is not magic as the same time I have had it lost Xenia, a toadstool, and a small elegance. But hope this thing continues.?

 

[Fsarmien]

Is mine too late to rescue? Anything I can do to help it?

 

[cbass488]

I just got a pink one recently and have been doing research. The best advice I found is that they like to eat a lot. Those with success seem to feed them regularly.