Info on flower pot coral please?

kathywithbirds · 06-03-2007, 06:10 PM

Hi
Can anyone give me some info on flower pot coral? LFS has, I'm considering my 1st piece of coral, I can't find any info!
it's really pretty.

Dentoid · 06-03-2007, 07:16 PM

Kathy, Google Goniopora, they pack a wallop of a sting, may not be the coral for 5G or the beginner. You decide.

lcstorc · 06-03-2007, 07:43 PM

This is a very difficult coral to keep long term. The only one I know has done it is Woodstock. I'm sure there are others, but apparently they don't live very long in most tanks. I would definitely not get it as a first coral.
Mushrooms and leathers and zoanthids are generally good starter corals. They come in lots of shapes and colors so you should be able to find some that you like.

mps9506 · 06-03-2007, 08:29 PM

I again don't recomend these corals. The flowerpot coral is a common name for either alevopora or gonipora corals. Neither of which tend to do well long term in the aquarium.

kimoy · 06-03-2007, 10:23 PM

i don't recomend goni for your first coral of choice. here's some info on May 2007 Uberfrags.net Coral of the Month flowerpot coral also called goniopora

Triggerjay · 06-03-2007, 10:27 PM

here is my friend John Kellys website. He keeps many species of flowerpot, and they are not a beginners coral. It is very difficult for even experienced aquarists to keep longer than a year.. Here is his site:
Goniopora.org:::Goniopora Reference Web Site

Hope this helps in making a decision....

Jason

cheeks69 · 06-03-2007, 10:42 PM

Captive husbandry of Goniopora, spp. with remarks about the similar genus Alveopora

flower pot care

DrHank · 06-03-2007, 10:55 PM

Kathy have you considered a small soft coral. They are easy to keep, look pretty and don't require a lot of light. Mushrooms are also nice, grow well and are easy. You may want to check out a few on line merchants. They often tell you how difficult a specific coral is to keep and what the lighting and other requirements are. There are also many good books on corals that also give this type of information.

Five gallons isn't much water so I'd recommend only hardy corals with a low light requirement.

Travis · 06-04-2007, 12:12 AM

Goniopora articles

Verdict= Definitely not for the beginner... or most experts.

kathywithbirds · 06-04-2007, 12:40 AM

Woof. OK, not for me.
Got into the reading on them though, thanks for the links. Maybe I'm stickin' with the shrooms. I'll wait a while and get some nice green ones.

BoomerD · 06-04-2007, 03:13 AM

Maybe a kenya tree...fairly easy to keep, and not horribly demanding for light.

kathywithbirds · 06-04-2007, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoomerD

Maybe a kenya tree...fairly easy to keep, and not horribly demanding for light.

oo, that's pretty.
I figure I'm going to wait a bit, I got some nice "old" water from tim, who's got some nice corals. He offered me a flower pot too, he's got 2 of them adn he's trying to frag (a big piece, I think) and wants to see if it'll take it.

Sea Bass · 06-04-2007, 05:00 PM

I had my bout with the flower pot coral and it was a disaster. For what I know of them they prefer a nutrient rich enviroment. This equates to a high level of difficulty in a closed enviroment because of the Ammonia build up. I was also told they need an iron supplement.
I tried and failed and so have many others. I wouldnt recommend it but if you find the secret post it for all Id love to own one that thrives instead of slow death.

kathywithbirds · 06-04-2007, 05:57 PM

If I decide to get talked into it, I have the bonus backup of being able to give him back to tim!

06-03-2007, 06:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Info on flower pot coral please? Hi Can anyone give me some info on flower pot coral? LFS has, I'm considering my 1st piece of coral, I can't find any info! it's really pretty. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Info on flower pot coral please? This is a very difficult coral to keep long term. The only one I know has done it is Woodstock. I'm sure there are others, but apparently they don't live very long in most tanks. I would definitely not get it as a first coral. Mushrooms and leathers and zoanthids are generally good starter corals. They come in lots of shapes and colors so you should be able to find some that you like. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,071 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Info on flower pot coral please? here is my friend John Kellys website. He keeps many species of flowerpot, and they are not a beginners coral. It is very difficult for even experienced aquarists to keep longer than a year.. Here is his site: Goniopora.org:::Goniopora Reference Web Site Hope this helps in making a decision.... Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

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cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Info on flower pot coral please? Captive husbandry of Goniopora, spp. with remarks about the similar genus Alveopora flower pot care __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Info on flower pot coral please? Kathy have you considered a small soft coral. They are easy to keep, look pretty and don't require a lot of light. Mushrooms are also nice, grow well and are easy. You may want to check out a few on line merchants. They often tell you how difficult a specific coral is to keep and what the lighting and other requirements are. There are also many good books on corals that also give this type of information. Five gallons isn't much water so I'd recommend only hardy corals with a low light requirement. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

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Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,890 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Info on flower pot coral please? Goniopora articles Verdict= Definitely not for the beginner... or most experts. __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Info on flower pot coral please? Woof. OK, not for me. Got into the reading on them though, thanks for the links. Maybe I'm stickin' with the shrooms. I'll wait a while and get some nice green ones. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Info on flower pot coral please? Maybe a kenya tree...fairly easy to keep, and not horribly demanding for light. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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Sea Bass Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Info on flower pot coral please? I had my bout with the flower pot coral and it was a disaster. For what I know of them they prefer a nutrient rich enviroment. This equates to a high level of difficulty in a closed enviroment because of the Ammonia build up. I was also told they need an iron supplement. I tried and failed and so have many others. I wouldnt recommend it but if you find the secret post it for all Id love to own one that thrives instead of slow death.

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Info on flower pot coral please? If I decide to get talked into it, I have the bonus backup of being able to give him back to tim! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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