The genus Goniopora has long been a difficult challenge to the marine aquarist. Only handfuls of individuals have had success. The Goniopora frags grown at Fin and Feather of Groton, who were the first business to sell captive cultured Goniopora of multiple varieties. Justin Credabel has helped many people keep a dozen varieties of Goniopora, thereby assisting the establishment of several captive cultured lines. The captive grown offspring of other kinds of coral all proved to be hardier than their wild caught kin. The same is true for captive cultured Goniopora.
This is a link for Justin Credabel’s article on Goniopora in Reefkeeping Magazine on Reefcentral.com
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-10/nftt/index.php
The link to the Advanced Aquarist article on Goniopora is here.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/10/aafeature2
The abstract for Justin’s talk at the 2005 MACNA is here.
http://www.macnaxvii.com/speakers/credabel.htm
Justin's article on Grafting and Coral Fusion in the Feb. '06 Reefkeeping
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/nftt/index.php
Here is an article by Eric Borneman on issues related to the collection of coral and other marine ornamentals for the hobby
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-12/eb/index.php
This website is devoted to the care of Goniopora
Robots can be very useful in the fight to save the coral reefs.
Observe robot utulitarianism at its propagationary best, the fragging of Goniopora stutchburyi.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=634242018&n=2
Robots can be programmed to defend the reefs from physical attack. Here you can see their skills in action!
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=802081794&n=2