Goniopora care

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I’m familiar with goniopora having been one of those corals that’s best avoided by most people, but ive been under the impression that, among lots of “best avoided” fish and inverts of the past, that gonios were much more sturdy and hardy these days. Are they actually better than before, or are they still one of those things that’s at best, on borrowed time in a tank, and might be good for 4, 5, 6months, and then start to waste away? If so, is it known what the specific and unmet differences that have caused them to die off when everything else is doing fantastic? Do they absolutely have to be fed in order to survive long-term?