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	Flower Pot Coral - Goniopora lobata
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Main Features Flower Pot Coral - Goniopora lobataAlso known as: Daisy Coral, Flower Pot Coral, Sunflower Coral, Yoo Stone Coral Color: The Flower Pot Coral has a brown, yellow, cream, tan color. Type of hard coral: Large polyp stony coral (LPS). Diet: Planktivore. Feeding: It likes to eat filter feeding invert food, Microplankton, Copepods. Behavior: The Goniopora lobata is generally semi-aggressive toward other tankmates. Care: Many consider the Goniopora lobata a high-maintenance specimen. Lighting: Has strong lighting needs.Symbiotic algae zooxanthellae are hosted within this organism. Water flow: The Daisy Coral, Flower Pot Coral, Sunflower Coral, Yoo Stone Coral requires intermediate water flow. General notes: The Goniopora or Flowerpot Coral has always been a controversial coral in the hobby. Once thought to be impossible to keep, it can now be kept by experienced hobbyists but is still high maintenance. The Goniopora is a coral that can be maintained in captivity with special attention to it`s care. A lagoonal species found in soft and muddy substrate, this coral will do very well in a refugium setting providing it is very well lit. Care is very similar to the feeding needs of Dendronepthea Soft Corals, requiring several feedings of phytoplankton, copepods, juvenile mysis, rotifers, polychaete larva and other similar (tiny) sized foods every day. Baby brine shrimp are too large to feed this specimen. Attempts to do so will cause the polyps to retract and feeding will stop. Failure to feed, Provide high lighting AND perfect water parameters will cause this coral to die within 3 to 6 months. The Goniopora coral can be very aggressive as it can grow very large sweeper tentacles and shoudl not be placed within reach of another coral. Water parameters: Keep water quality high (SG 1.023 - 1.025, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Temp. 72 - 78° F). Origin: The Flower Pot Coral is