Anybody own a bright red Goniopora?

[Steve L]

I've owned a few goni's and love them. A couple days ago I was at the LFS and he had a thumb size frag of goniopora but they were short, not long like my existing ones. I've read that these are among the easiest ones to raise but so far it hasn't been opening up much and I was just curious what others have experienced with them.

Here is my new red and the others I have.

 

[DaveK]

How long have you had the Gonioporas?

A lot of the time they seem to do well for a year or so, and fail and die befor 18 months. This is a coral that seems to need to be fed. At one time they were considered almost impossible to keep. Nowadays, I'd say that with the best of care, they can be kept, but are still difficult.

If you have had yours less than 2 years, I wouldn't add any more until you have kept them that long. That way you know your doing it right.

 

[Steve L]

I'm aware of their difficulty and my two largest ones are both over a year with no trouble. The red one is a different variety and I was curious if anybody else had one like it.