SRC Member Patrick Posted August 8, 2017 SRC Member Share Posted August 8, 2017 This zoa was getting smaller so I dosed aquavitro fuel. The polyps became much smaller but the mat seems to pop up more polyps. Is this normal? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kapemasarap Posted August 8, 2017 SRC Member Share Posted August 8, 2017 Its hard to tell but i hope they open. Ive never truly maintained any water readings but it seemed like they enjoy slightly lazy water maintenance.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRC Member Patrick Posted August 8, 2017 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 8, 2017 Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Yes mine looked like that when I first got it lol thanks bro Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reefbuilder Posted August 8, 2017 SRC Member Share Posted August 8, 2017 Check for pest.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kakak99 Posted August 8, 2017 SRC Member Share Posted August 8, 2017 Sometime, something irritated it, It will not open. Worst case slowly die off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reefbuilder Posted August 8, 2017 SRC Member Share Posted August 8, 2017 Btw how long has that piece of zoa been in your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Patrick Posted August 9, 2017 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 9, 2017 I have this piece of Zoa for a month or so. Initially polyps opened fully forming a ball but I see that it's slowly getting smaller. So I dosed aquavitro fuel and can see the mat started to pop out new polyps which I think is a good thing, but all the polyps which used to be big became smaller. I can hardly keep zoas except palys. Hence, hold off buying nice zoas for now. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reefbuilder Posted August 9, 2017 SRC Member Share Posted August 9, 2017 Zoas actually require a decent amount of light. I notice many lfs tend to put it under blue light. Its nice an pops but in the long term they will not survive because there is insufficient light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kapemasarap Posted August 9, 2017 SRC Member Share Posted August 9, 2017 Yeah bro I remembered something now. Check for nudibranch. I remembered my colony of zoas were behaving like yours until i took a closer look and found damn nudibranches. They camouflage really well. I dipped mine in ice cold plain freshwater and saw the nudibranches fall off and there were lots of them. They must have laid eggs and i bought yellow wrasse to finish the rest of them and the problem never came back.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Patrick Posted August 9, 2017 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 9, 2017 Yeah bro I remembered something now. Check for nudibranch. I remembered my colony of zoas were behaving like yours until i took a closer look and found damn nudibranches. They camouflage really well. I dipped mine in ice cold plain freshwater and saw the nudibranches fall off and there were lots of them. They must have laid eggs and i bought yellow wrasse to finish the rest of them and the problem never came back.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Ok I will give it a try. Thanks bro! Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikarp Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 It’s best to use coral dip like Coral rx for zoas. Other then nudi there maybe spiders as well. HTH. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windfatty Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 As what I saw on youtube, there is this marine distributor overseas that only sell softies greatly advise on using freshwater. As zoas will close their polyps so it wont harm the zoas. Anything that are attached to them will slowly die out.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikarp Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 freshwater dip will hurt the coral but a cheap way of removing surface pest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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