Goniopora. To feed? Or not to feed?

I've heard mixed remarks. Anyone who successfully keeps goioporas fill me in. What do you target feed them?... If anything.
 
Had my goni for 6 months now with no issues and some growth, and I dont target feed it.
 
I've always heard horror stories about goni's, so I've steered clear. I like hearing success stories on them. Gives me motivation to give em a try.
 
What sort of Goniopora do you have? The different species in the genus have a pretty wide variety of sizes. I found a pretty good article on the subject. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/10/aafeature2

I have a specimen of Goniopora pandoraensis (or a similar species) in my tank. I haven't been feeding it, but after reading that article I think I will try oyster eggs or cyclop-eeze. Interestingly, the photo of Goniopora pandoraensis in the article is a specimen with degenerate tentacles. There is an older article by Julian Sprung on Advanced Aquarist regarding goniopora in which he comes to the conclusion that Goniopora may benefit from Iron/Manganese supplementation. My own anecdotal evidence supports this, as my specimen has an increasing number of tentacles which are substantially longer than they were initially, on indeed in most photos I have seen of the variety.
 
I will get you some pics later today. particular species isnt clear to me since I picked it up from an lfs and I didnt bother to clear that up.

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Well, still no pictures, and there wont be for a while since it will be a bit before I a, back home....but...


I was talking to my fiance, and little did I know, she has been feeding the goni the whole time I have had it XD

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In the latest issue of Coral magazine, you'll find an article about them by Matt Pedersen:
http://coralmagazine.coverleaf.com/coral/20110506#pg59
 
Goni's are one of those corals that either goes really good or really wrong! I kept one when i had softies before going to SPS my first attempt was failure but I also didnt have a fuge at the time my second attempt was awsome .. kept it going for 2+ years before I switched to SPS I didnt target feed but i broadcast fed using marine snow and marc wiess black powder had awsome coloration from this.. just my 2 cents

Good luck with your Goni they are really nice corals
 
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