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Turbos eating Zoos?

post #1 of 10
10/20/11 at 10:04am
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My back wall is covered with several zoo colonies for about 9 months now.  I replaced a couple of turbos recently and today I noticed that a couple of colonies are missing some zoos.  I have not had any problems with missing zoos before this.  Is it possible that my new turbos ate some of my zoos? 

 

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post #2 of 10
10/20/11 at 1:34pm

I wouldn't think it's the turbos...it's more likely a Heliacus (sundial snail), an Aeolid nudie, or one of your fish.

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post #3 of 10
10/20/11 at 10:01pm

I agree turbos can bull doze things over and push them out of there way but I have never seen or heard of them ever eating zoas now that does not mean like sax man said that you did not get a different type of snail mark as a turbo and is indeed something completely different.

 

Mike

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post #4 of 10
10/24/11 at 10:09am

Turbo's are strong...Maybe they just pushed them out of their way and the zoo's fell off??

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post #5 of 10
10/28/11 at 10:15am

im sure the snails knocked the zoos off wall.. never heard of them eating them

 

try looking behind ur rocks

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post #6 of 10
10/29/11 at 4:49pm
Thread Starter 
Well, maybe I should clarify things. A couple of colonies with about 15 polyps each are missing about 5 or more. I haven't seen any type of nudi or anything else like that. I've seen amphipods on them but I havent noticed any damage, especially to that extent. I haven't seen anymore missing since that day.
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post #7 of 10
10/29/11 at 7:11pm

Have you looked into your tank at night with a red lens. There might be a pred. in your tank that is nocturnal.?

 

Mike

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post #8 of 10
2/26/12 at 1:05pm

I've noticed lately that my new zoo colony that I purchased about a month ago is dissapearing.I had snails in the past that ate other zoo's, I would find them burrowed right in the middle....I thought I got rid of them little suckers. Would an Angel eat these?

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post #9 of 10
3/4/12 at 3:07pm

I doubt the turbos had anything to do with it. Remember, these zoas come from different depths and water conditions. Hard to make them all happy. I would look more to Asterina Stars than snails. JMHO

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post #10 of 10
3/4/12 at 3:11pm
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Originally Posted by lynnly View Post

I've noticed lately that my new zoo colony that I purchased about a month ago is dissapearing.I had snails in the past that ate other zoo's, I would find them burrowed right in the middle....I thought I got rid of them little suckers. Would an Angel eat these?



What kind of angel? The genicanthus family is the truly zoa safe clan.

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