Green goniopora puffed

Haha. I just noticed that you can see my old goniopora and my clowns hosting it in my profile pic. They are difficult to keep but awesome specimens. Its up to you!

 

Not to get technical, but the Goni is hosting the clowns. ;D And from what I've heard, people believe this may actually be a disturbance to them, as well as Anthos also stated they are hard to keep period. Most stores I've seen selling them have a strict 'Do not return' policy as they are prone to dying simply from sight changes in water quality, be it from good to bad, or vice versa. I wouldn't go tossing out the Goby or anything, but since you already are seeing skeleton, it's probably a goner. Keep a close eye on it, and watch your ammo for spikes if it's dying too quickly. One thing I always see is that people always talk about their Gonipora in past tense. Best of luck.

 

Sadly enough it does make good live rock for zoas to grow on....mine WAS softball

 

This is why we used to call it a "Rent-a-Coral".

Type of Goniopora, and feeding regime can make a difference.

 

So after moving to our 12 gal nano, no good news yet, but I did see 4-5 little brown spots that looked like algae, I suspended food over the goni and the spots moved like crazy, flatworms ?
I tried to grab a few but didn't want to injure the goni anymore than it it is

I wish I can get a good enough pic

 

Eww. Sorry bout your bad luck with it thus far. They are beautiful corals

 

So I just sucked off 3 flatworms ! Within minutes the goni started to show sign of wanting to extend let's see what tomorrow shows, I used a syringe to suck em off the ball and inside the syringe they swam like crazy till I sucked up hot water and then they were lifeless !
I love this hobby lol