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Originally Posted by 3011396
My lfs (which i think is a very good one and the guy who has been running it for years knows what he is talking about) keeps them in stock. His look very healthy and one of them has been there for a while and looks great. He has a big filter system that doesn't have any impellers and he says that allows him to keep them becouse the phytoplankton does not get killed. I thought that was intresting. I personally haven't tried one but i will some time.
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While it is unlikely that I have been to this LFS. I also think it is most unlikey that the dealer is actually maintaining flowerpot corals, or Goniopora. This coral come is, and often looks good for months, and then dies. Unless the coral has been kept over two years, it can't be considered a success. However, there is always a possible exception.
Many LFS do stock this coral. In my opinion they should not, and only order it only when someone requests it. Flowerpot corals, or Goniopora is a rather common coral, and there is much too much of it in the trade.
If all the problems get solved with keeping it, so most people can keep it, then OK, stock it, but not until then.
Regretfully, there are a lot of dealers just interested in a few fast bucks.