How to get zoos to multiply?

[breineach1]

I bought a paly rock 2 months ago; got it home & turned it over, and there's a real pretty zoo polyp on the bottom!

So I positioned it so that the palys were on the side, growing up the rock & the zoo was on the top, receiving more direct light. In the 2 months I've had it the palys have gone crazy (there's now a little forest of them), but the zoos have only produced 1 other head. I have a little over 5w/gal PC, my calcium is a little high but everything else is spot on. Is there a way I can get them to grow faster? BTW, the 2 heads look very healthy- bright colored, open all the way, etc. Any ideas are, as always, appreciated!

 

[reefer545]

patience. I bought a 15 polyp of "eagle eyes" (I hate stupid names for zoas) and for what seemed like the longest time, they did nothing. Now, almost 2 years later, they have over 500 polyps in the colony. Sorry I cant be more help.

 

[breineach1]

LOL- patience, with sw tanks?!? J/K, thanks for the light at the end of the tunnel...

 

[groupergenius]

Originally Posted by Breineach1
LOL- patience, with sw tanks?!? J/K, thanks for the light at the end of the tunnel...

Like watching paint dry
Like watching grass grow
Like wathing corals propogate

 

[mike22cha]

Originally Posted by REEFER545
patience. I bought a 15 polyp of "eagle eyes" (I hate stupid names for zoas) and for what seemed like the longest time, they did nothing. Now, almost 2 years later, they have over 500 polyps in the colony. Sorry I cant be more help.
Dude if you fraged those you could make some $$$$$$ LOL.

 

[smartorl]

Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
Dude if you fraged those you could make some $$$$$$ LOL.
Yes, but Murphy's Law of this hobby clearly states that as soon as you make money, something disasterous will happen that will cost at least double your profit.

 

[tangwhispr]

Originally Posted by Breineach1
I bought a paly rock 2 months ago; got it home & turned it over, and there's a real pretty zoo polyp on the bottom!

So I positioned it so that the palys were on the side, growing up the rock & the zoo was on the top, receiving more direct light. In the 2 months I've had it the palys have gone crazy (there's now a little forest of them), but the zoos have only produced 1 other head. I have a little over 5w/gal PC, my calcium is a little high but everything else is spot on. Is there a way I can get them to grow faster? BTW, the 2 heads look very healthy- bright colored, open all the way, etc. Any ideas are, as always, appreciated!

Some zoas grow fasters then others, my Tubs Blues are the slowest in my tank and my Armor of Gods grow outta control.

 

[mike22cha]

Originally Posted by smartorl
Yes, but Murphy's Law of this hobby clearly states that as soon as you make money, something disasterous will happen that will cost at least double your profit.
I thought it was: If there is a way to make money, then it probably is too much work to do.

 

[dreamer44]

Originally Posted by smartorl
Yes, but Murphy's Law of this hobby clearly states that as soon as you make money, something disasterous will happen that will cost at least double your profit.
sounds like life itself....the minute you think you have a few dollars "extra" sonething around you seems to "NEED" it!
ugh!!

lori