Rob at http://www.talkingreef.com/ and I did an hour long program on Goniopora the other night. It is now posted on his web site. Any media player will work for listening to it.
Enjoy!
I need to correct part of what I said. I re-read the description of "Goniopora Condition I" in the Aquarium Corals book. Feeding does solve the problem of the slow tissue recession or "wasting" as described in the book.
Feeding does not solve the "Wasting Condition" as described by Julian...
LOL!
Maybe you should read that Elegance link. It is a totally different situation than with Goniopora; much different, much worse.
To each his own though.......you may be The ONE. :mrgreen:
I believe just the opposite. Generally speaking, Goniopora are incredibly hardy when they are given the proper care; maybe even one of the most hardy corals. The only way Goniopora will ever survive on a regular basis in captivity is by us knowing how to care for them properly and raise them...
It is hardly a "been there done that" coral. The real Goniopora "Mystery" has not been solved yet and feeding is NOT the magical solution. Feeding does solve the slow wasting from starvation, as seen in many Goniopora, but the Wasting Condition seen primarily in the green goniopora (stokesi...