Coral Positioning

[Wayne]

I have 2 Flower Pot Coral can I put them close together? Also I have Colony Polyp which are a little agressive and Mushrooms too... Wow how can any of these coexist in the real world! Everything will sting anything else.

I am wondering how far to keep these away from each other beacuse I am looking at getting some leathers

[whatcaneyedo]

You didn't do any research before buying those did you? Do a search on Goniopora and Alveopora unless you know which one yours is.

[Wayne]

I did a little, how much is there to know. They are Goniopora Sp. I know there sting isn't that bad but do they sting there own kind?

[whatcaneyedo]

"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

[Wayne]

Yeah I am aware that a year is about the max life for them. After that I probley wont be buying again. I will most likely get a stoney of some sort or if my mushrooms have taken off...

[George]

I think you should return both goniopora back to the LFS. Let more experience people try their luck.