Mystery Coral: June #3, Revealed!

07 Jul, 2022

The answer: One of several looks of the URI Andromedia Goniopora. All photographs by Derek Hopkins.
The answer: One of several looks of the URI Andromedia Goniopora. All photographs by Derek Hopkins.

URI Andromeda Goniopora
Goniopora lobata
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Geographic Origin: Jakarta, Indonesia
Light Level: Low to Moderate
Flow Level: Moderate
Care Level: Intermediate
Notes: This stunning Goniopora displays a beautiful green base with yellow tentacles coming to an end with gorgeous red-pink polyps. Gonis are best kept in moderately high nutrient systems with a regular feeding schedule in place to keep them extremely happy; routine feeding encourages polyp elongation and growth!

Photographer and URI partner Derek Hopkins shared several images of this coral under varying wavelengths of light, reminding coral keepers how lighting and photography techniques can dramatically alter the appearances of a coral.

The URI Andromeda Goniopora under deep blue lighting.
The URI Andromeda Goniopora under deep blue lighting.
Yes, all three photos show the exact same fragment of the URI Andromeda Goniopora.
Yes, all three photos show the exact same fragment of the URI Andromeda Goniopora.
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Matt Pedersen is a Sr. Editor and Associate Publisher with Reef To Rainforest Media, LLC & CORAL Magazines, and is a Sr. Editor and Publishing Partner with Aquatic Media Press, LLC & AMAZONAS Magazine. Matt has kept aquariums for 38 years, has worked in most facets of the aquarium trade, is an active aquarist and fish breeder (both marine and freshwater), and was recognized with the 2009 MASNA Award as the MASNA Aquarist of the Year.

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