Goniopora help!!!!!

[frd72]

Can somebody tell me if my Goniopora is dying, or just shedding??
I tried it on low flow and moderate light, same with high flow and high light.. water parameters were all okay. just got this from LFS 1 week ago..
Any help will be appreciated..

thanks,
teddy

[ponokareefer]

I'm sorry to say it, but that looks like it is dieing.

[kien]

Looks like it is on it's way out. Gonis can be difficult to keep..

[whatcaneyedo]

Its toast and this is a very common occurrence. Like Kein said, they are pretty difficult to keep. I tried giving this advice to another junior member who recently bought one.

"For currently unknown reasons, Goniopora have a long history of failing to survive in the aquarium, often going into a slow demise for no apparent reason. The novice aquarist often buys a Goniopora coral and then boasts about its "long-term" survival after 6 months. However, Goniopora frequently thrive for up to a year or more before declining. Typically, they gradually fail to expand their tentacles and eventually either waste away or "shut down" (the polyps no longer open). Often, brown jelly infections occur that rapidly destroy all of the coral's living tissue."

Aquarium Corals Selection, Husbandry and Natural History by Eric H. Borneman 2004

[George]

yep, it's dying. Although one week is very quick even for Goniopora. I wouldn't recommend Goniopora to anyone, newbie or seanonal reefers.

[4lti7ude]

This is why no matter how much you like something at the LFS; resist the urge to impulse buy.

Go home and do your research thoroughly and you wont be disappointed with your money spent.

[frd72]

thanks a lot for all the response..

teddy

[frd72]

is this going to harm the rest of my tank??
do i need to take this out of my tank right now??

thanks,
teddy

[ponokareefer]

The decay could cause a spike in your nitrates/nitrites/ammonia, so you should probably pull it out.

[fishytime]

could try dipping it to save it.....