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Corals
Goniopora
Goniopora columna
Also called: Flowerpot Coral
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Type
- LPS
- Family
- Poritidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, Red Sea
- Size
- 10 – 30 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.026
- Ca / KH / Mg
- Ca 380–430, KH 8–10, Mg 1250+
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Light
- medium–high (PAR 100–250)
- Current
- low – medium
- Aggressiveness
- average
- Feeding
- photosynthesis; phytoplankton/fine zooplankton—highly recommended
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: The extended polyps resemble 12-petaled flowers. Historically difficult to keep (“6-month coral”). The key is active feeding with phytoplankton and rotifers. Captive-bred frags are much hardier than wild ones.
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