Zoanthids dying???
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veni vidi vici
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Mine close and open all the time,useually when light cycle changes or when hermits ,snails,or fish touch them.Like the critters above and below your zoanthids.
jpc763
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Thanks for the reply. So I pieced together what happened around the time they decided to close.
I got an emerald crab, 2 more coral frags (candycane, shrooms) yesterday and a 5g tank to build up as a QT. I temp acclimated the coral and drip acclimated the crab. I put all 3 into the DT and all was well with the Zoo colony (both new corals are on the other side of the tank). Most if not all of the polyps were open.
I siphoned off about 3.5g of water out of the DT and pulled out live rock rubble to begin cycling the DT. I also scooped about 1/2 cup of live sand out of the DT. I added 3.5g new saltwater into the DT to replace what I removed.
When I reached my hand in to the tank to get the sand, when I pulled it out, I noticed that 5 or 6 polyps were closed. They were closed tightly as can be seen in the picture. My hand was near them and I could have touched them.
Does any of that help?
I got an emerald crab, 2 more coral frags (candycane, shrooms) yesterday and a 5g tank to build up as a QT. I temp acclimated the coral and drip acclimated the crab. I put all 3 into the DT and all was well with the Zoo colony (both new corals are on the other side of the tank). Most if not all of the polyps were open.
I siphoned off about 3.5g of water out of the DT and pulled out live rock rubble to begin cycling the DT. I also scooped about 1/2 cup of live sand out of the DT. I added 3.5g new saltwater into the DT to replace what I removed.
When I reached my hand in to the tank to get the sand, when I pulled it out, I noticed that 5 or 6 polyps were closed. They were closed tightly as can be seen in the picture. My hand was near them and I could have touched them.
Does any of that help?
tangwhispr
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it looks like there could be a nudi on them, look between the 2 closed polyps in the middle. You could always try to dip them to be sure.
jpc763
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Below is a zoom of just the Zoo's. Tonight the same 5 or 6 are either closed or mostly closed. One or two others are closing.
Is the thing in the middle of the closed area a nudibranch? And what do you mean by dipping them???
EDIT: Only 2 are closed. 1 is barely open and 3 more are mostly open. The rest of the colony is totally open.
Is the thing in the middle of the closed area a nudibranch? And what do you mean by dipping them???
EDIT: Only 2 are closed. 1 is barely open and 3 more are mostly open. The rest of the colony is totally open.
tangwhispr
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I prefer to use seltzer water, i put the zoas in a white container, pour about a quart of seltzer water, then add 10-12 drops of lugols and let them soak for about 5 min. I also add a couple drops of FW Exit in case there are flatworms. You can also buy Coral dip and most LFS's but i prefer the lugols so i can use it for other things.
tangwhispr
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Lemme also add you should dip any and all coral that you buy, trade, etc. Although i do NOT use seltzer water for any other then zoas.
grabbitt
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They're probably fine.
Zoanthids are pretty tough coral from my experiences...
My maroon clown tries to spend his entire day flipping any loose frags off their rock and onto the ground, and when he does succeed (which is frustratingly more often than I would prefer), I put them in a tighter spot and they open back up soon after
Zoanthids are pretty tough coral from my experiences...
My maroon clown tries to spend his entire day flipping any loose frags off their rock and onto the ground, and when he does succeed (which is frustratingly more often than I would prefer), I put them in a tighter spot and they open back up soon after
jpc763
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Originally Posted by TangWhispr
I prefer to use seltzer water, i put the zoas in a white container, pour about a quart of seltzer water, then add 10-12 drops of lugols and let them soak for about 5 min. I also add a couple drops of FW Exit in case there are flatworms. You can also buy Coral dip and most LFS's but i prefer the lugols so i can use it for other things.
Thanks for the input TangWhispr!
I assume all of that is available at the LFS? I know what seltzer water is, but the rest of it is greek!
To make matters worse, the darn thing is glued down (underwater epoxy)!!! I glued it down because every morning it would be upside down in the sand. I assume the brittlestar would knock it off. I wonder if I can pry it off.
BTW, did you look at the pic? Does that spot in the middle look like a nudi?
Thanks again. J
I prefer to use seltzer water, i put the zoas in a white container, pour about a quart of seltzer water, then add 10-12 drops of lugols and let them soak for about 5 min. I also add a couple drops of FW Exit in case there are flatworms. You can also buy Coral dip and most LFS's but i prefer the lugols so i can use it for other things.
Thanks for the input TangWhispr!
I assume all of that is available at the LFS? I know what seltzer water is, but the rest of it is greek!
To make matters worse, the darn thing is glued down (underwater epoxy)!!! I glued it down because every morning it would be upside down in the sand. I assume the brittlestar would knock it off. I wonder if I can pry it off.
BTW, did you look at the pic? Does that spot in the middle look like a nudi?
Thanks again. J
tangwhispr
Member
you can use either
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=6
or
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=6
Both are good products for people not comfortable making their own dips. DIP EVERYTHING!!!!
Photo Credit goes to melevsreef.com
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=6
or
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=6
Both are good products for people not comfortable making their own dips. DIP EVERYTHING!!!!
Photo Credit goes to melevsreef.com
tangwhispr
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Yes, its a Zoa eating Nudi, Zoas are munched on by zoa spiders, nudis and sundial snails. The Nudi's will turn the color of the zoa that they are eating to better blend in. I suggest a Halichoeres Wrasse they are a natural predator of them.