Care guide
Goniopora flowerpot coral
Group guidance · AI-assisted · Model audited · Revision 2
Start in an established reef with moderate light and gentle, changing flow. Allow the polyps to extend fully and offer fine supplemental foods while tracking nutrients. Check for persistent closure or tissue recession.
Requirements
- Care level
- Advanced
- Temperament
- Allow room for expansion and competition
Placement and environment
- Lighting
- Moderate light is a practical start; some strains tolerate a wider range after acclimation.
- Water flow
- Gentle to moderate changing flow should sway the polyps without violent thrashing.
- Placement
- Lower to middle rockwork. Space for long polyp extension. Away from direct pump output and irritating neighbors.
Feeding
- Feeding
- Photosynthetic; regular fine planktonic foods are recommended, with portions adjusted to nutrient levels and the colony’s response.
Acclimation and long-term care
- Warning signs
- Species and cultured strains differ in resilience. Persistent closure and gradual tissue recession. Tissue injury from direct flow or repeated irritation.
Information gaps
- pH · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
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- Calcium · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
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- Nitrate · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
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- Salinity · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
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- Adult size · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Clearance · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Magnesium · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Phosphate · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Predation concerns · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Substrate · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Alkalinity · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Reef compatibility · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Acclimation · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Minimum tank size · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Propagation · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Temperature · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Compatibility · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Social grouping · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Feeding frequency · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
- Compatibility concerns · A supported value is unavailable for this group.
Sources
- Tidal Gardens — Goniopora flowerpot coral · Husbandry and scope notes, indexed by profile in the original editorial research · Retrieved 2026-11-07
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