Some corals I picked up, "Gonorias"

Robert04 said:
So does that mean it may have better survival rate? :)
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Possibly. They tend to do better on average, but still not what I would consider remotely easy. The best thing I can tell you to do is feed the heck out of them. Liquid Life foods have given good results for a lot of people, fwiw.
 
Interesting the three weeks I've had them I haven't been feeding them much. No more than usual, I hope that it has been enough :)
 
Yeah, but they tend to decline over longer periods of time--usually between 6 mos. to a year. The only long term success I've had and/or seen is with either red specimens or very, very heavy feeding with other types.
 
It makes me wonder how they survive in the wild, is the water that thick with food? sounds like syrup almost.
 
Yup, same way scallops survive in the wild but not in aquariums. Lots and lots of food in the waters they live in, to the point you would call the water "murky".

Care:
Goniopora lobata requires moderate to high care.
Flower Pot Coral is difficult to maintain owing to its susceptibility to bacterial and fungal infections.
Goniopora lobata may catch infection readily as detritus deposits between its tentacles readily. This deposition of organic nature begins to decay with time, leading to Brown Jelly disease in Flower Pot Coral. Therefore, be very particular to regularly clean the coral with a stream of water current.
Flower Pot Coral is also susceptible to fungal diseases in which a paste like substance begins to deposit over the coral.
The key polyp of Goniopora lobata becomes long, thin and very delicate when open. Therefore, keep the other members in your aquarium away from Flower Pot Coral so that the coral is not hurt in any way.
Bristle-worm and Euphyllia Corals may damage Goniopora lobata. Therefore, don’t keep the worm & Euphyllia Corals and Flower Pot Coral in the same tank.
Keep the stinging corals and anemones far away from Goniopora lobata.
Do not touch the main polyp of Flower Pot Coral as it may be detrimental to the coral’s health.
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I wonder if there is an auto feeder for Phyto etc. lol it would need to be refrigerated I'm guessing though. Is there any way to produce your own phyto in a 20-30g? Pyhto/zoo is so super expensive here.. I'm lucky to find the bags they sell here arent to bad but I definatly don't get the same results from the cheaper stuff.
 
ive always wanted to get those corals, never ended up doing it, let us know how this goes
 
There used to be a site dedicated to the care and keeping of goniopora and alveopora, but it has since been deactivated.

Here's an archived link to that site for some idea's on what types of foods to provide which might increase the sustainability of these corals (page 2 is hyperlinked on that page):
http://web.archive.org/web/20070112040414/www.goniopora.org/feeding.htm

I think there's something in nature that these corals REQUIRE that for some reason or another isn't available in captivity.
 
Nice, mine was the only coral I couldn't keep...faded away for months until nothing was left. Be diligent with it's care and good luck.
 
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