goniopora reproduction???

[civicracer]

Hey everybody?
Just a quick question. How does goniopora reproduce? I have a really healthy piece I know I can't frag it but I was just curious.

 

[mobikobeyob]

Polyp bailout.
They will start new colonies along the base (size of a pea) and eventually fall off. this can also happen when the parent colony is fading.
Mobi

 

[civicracer]

cool. is this something that is common? I've heard that goniopora can be difficult. Mine is doing well it's been in my tank for over 2 months.

 

[bergamer]

here is mine at almost a year

 

[bergamer]

another

 

[bergamer]

and to giveit proportion, my tank- which is a 90 gallon
the flower pot is about the size fo a small bowling ball

 

[xnikki118x]

Bergamer-- nice tank!! I'm really jealous, haha. I hope to start a big tank someday, but I'll stick with my 29 until I get my own place...which won't be for a little while, I'm a college freshman.
civic-- if yours is doing well I don't see why it wouldn't be able to reproduce. My friend's corals grew like crazy over a period when his calcium was really high, so maybe boosting your calcium a bit won't hurt.

 

[durabane]

mine is about 1/2 again the size of yours and I have noticed a couple bulges on the size that look like hard white sacs then I noticed new polyps started to grow out of the bulges is this what u mean buy dropping sacs off. or is that just the way they grow

 

[_eric_3]

bergamer, Hats of to you....Very nice As you know the are very hard species to keep....
I have tried and failed my self...
Very good job

 

[harlequinnut]

Originally posted by civicracer
cool. is this something that is common? I've heard that goniopora can be difficult. Mine is doing well it's been in my tank for over 2 months.
I don't mean to burst your bubble and I certainly hope that your goniopora will thrive in your tank but 2 months is hardly long enough to called it a success. I've had one before that was doing good and all for much more than 2 months, maybe 4 or 5? Then went downhill slowly and never recovered. I've tried 2 gonis before and failed, I hope you have better luck. Again, I am just stating my experience and I certainly wish you succes.:yes:

 

[goulding.c]

I have had the same luck as Harle. Mine did great for 8-9 months then slowly crashed. I have also not met a single person that has not told me that they don't last much more than a year in captivity. I hope I am wrong, There are more people here that know a lot more about them than I do.
CG