jewel help

[scs88]

hi pple, i just bought a jewel. but it doenst open up fully like in the fish shop manz

is it cos the current too strong

just wondering.. do we nid to feed it?

[blueheaven]

Gonioporas are very difficult to keep and require nutrient laden water

Although there's some recent breakthrough in keeping them, they still require expert care

[nakazoru]

hi pple, i just bought a jewel. but it doenst open up fully like in the fish shop manz

is it cos the current too strong

just wondering.. do we nid to feed it?

They retract if flow is strong. Also if the light is very intense, they open smaller, but this is okay.

[midnight angel]

try to put it at the lower part of ur tank and slowly raise the position to mid level over few days. u also can try to feed them using liquid food that might help too.

[aquarix]

juz my 2 cents...

tot jewel need a lot of lighting... im placing it need 2 the surface n it blooms like no buddies business but the water parameter muz be gd...

[midnight angel]

yes they do need lots of light, but they will get sudden shock from mh if u are using one, since when they at lfs they usually under NO or HO type of light this goes to most of the corals.

[Tigger]

juz my 2 cents...

tot jewel need a lot of lighting... im placing it need 2 the surface n it blooms like no buddies business but the water parameter muz be gd...

wat lights ae u using?

[iantoh]

hi bro scs88,

try placing your gonio in an area of lower flow. there are lots of gonioporas that are endemic in reef enclaves that receive little flow, and will require such conditions similarly in a captive space. perhaps you can try to identify your goniopora species? if it has a semicircle-dome skeleton, its likely to be either goniopora stokesii or goniopora columna. the former will do well in moderate flow, with its tentacles continually swaying lightly, but the latter will need low flow. also, trying feeding your colony with some phytoplankton, oyster eggs, or golden pearls. these are great foods for gonios, though youll likely need a syringe and hard airline tubing to target feed it.

you can also use a magnet cleaner to wipe the glass sides of your tank more often, as this will suspend within the water column all the diatoms are other microalgaes which grow on the glass, and feed your gonio to some degree. take note too of their supposed need for higher iron levels.

here are some good gonio articles for you to check out.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2002/invert.htm

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/10/aafeature2

http://www.reefs.org/library/article/r_toonen20.html

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/gonioporapix.htm

well, hope that helps ya.

cheers,

ian

[scs88]

tks guys for all the useful info

i will take pictures and post soon

but the prob is my tank is 2 feet

and i using eheim 2026 which is quite power

so my whole tank is quite high flow

[midnight angel]

u can try to rescape the rock so to cover the area where ur gonio is, it might help