Any luck with Goniopora stutchburyi / burgosi? (Encrusting Goniopora)

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by Myka

I appreciate your insight and advice. Personally, I would not consider the long tentacled, large polyped typical Goniopora as they definately are "impossible" to keep long term, but these short tentacled, small polyped Gonioporas are rumoured to have much better long term survival rates. How long have you had yours?

My red gonioporah has tentacles at least 2.5 inch some times 3 inch.
Long enough for Percula clown to host in it.
I only feed once a day and i do not target feed anything in my tank.
May be it feeds on clowns excrement i don't know LOL.
Considering that it produced two offspings i think its doing well .

[Myka]

Originally Posted by RuGlu6

My red gonioporah has tentacles at least 2.5 inch some times 3 inch.
Long enough for Percula clown to host in it.
I only feed once a day and i do not target feed anything in my tank.
May be it feeds on clowns excrement i don't know LOL.
Considering that it produced two offspings i think its doing well .

Your Goniopora is not either of the species I am referring to, but I am still interested how long you have had yours?

[BC Mosaic]

Thanks for that info Myka.

Mine is not as large as Michael from England nor does it get as tall.
Here is a quick photo taken by a hand held camera and under moon lights just to show the "magma effect". I figure June to be it's first year aniversary.

[Myka]

BC Mosaic, yours looks like it could be a statchyburyi...would need closer pics. Very nice!!

[BC Mosaic]

Myka, I googled "Goniopora Stutchburyi" and I don't think its a match with what I got.
Here is a photo I just took with a tripod and the actinics and metal halides are on and no water movement:


I haven't highjacked your thread have I?

[Myka]

No, you haven't hijacked it at all. This is a thread to discuss Goniopora! Is that as long as the tentacles on yours get?

Take a look here, and see if you can identify it if you want: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/10/aafeature2

Originally Posted by BC Mosaic

Myka, I googled "Goniopora Stutchburyi" and I don't think its a match with what I got.
Here is a photo I just took with a tripod and the actinics and metal halides are on and no water movement:

I haven't highjacked your thread have I?

[BC Mosaic]

Myka,
Looking at that link there are two that have half the qualities each to make a match, G. Palmensis and the G. Somalienis (SOMe ALIENis).
Here again are another batch of just taken photos.

This one is a close (r) up shot under actinic & MH + Moon


Under actinics & moon


Just under Moon


Another under just moon


Under actinics and water blown by turkey baster (gently)


Under actinic & MH. The ribbed pink trails are what glows like magna/lava


Starting to peak out


Same


If we can't figure out which it is then I'd like to call it "SOM ALIEN ".