Zoanthid help

[yikai]

How long does a newly bought zoanthid take to open? i heard zoos are really easy.... It has been 2 hours and my zoos are still closed/partially open. Last time when i got a mushroom and clove polyp, it open within half hour. Help, are my newly bought zoos dead??

And btw, one of my zoos have small brown blotches on the zoo itself. Is it nothing to worry about?

Thanks for the help

[dachkie]

always do freshwater dip with lugol's solution and quarantine ur zoas 1st, they got alot of possible pest when new from lfs, especially some lfs in particular

[peacemaker]

I just bought some new zoas today, and while dipping in the Lugol's solution, I spotted several strings of greenish eggs covered in slime at the corner of my zoa colony. Used a tweezer to pick them out immediately. No clue what laid those eggs there, but I really don't wanna find out.

Did you acclimatize the zoas when you bought them? Some take a few days to open up. Give them the Lugol's dip if they don't open up after a few days.

[yikai]

The zoas were fully open at the LFF. When i brought it home, i examine is very closely to inspect. To be honest, i did not dip =(, but when i place inside my tank, it was clean. except for one polyp with a brown spot. It doesnt look serious. Hopefully they will all open up. The zoas only open like half of the polyp. Perhaps tomorrow.... wwill be better

[dachkie]

I just bought some new zoas today, and while dipping in the Lugol's solution, I spotted several strings of greenish eggs covered in slime at the corner of my zoa colony. Used a tweezer to pick them out immediately. No clue what laid those eggs there, but I really don't wanna find out.

Did you acclimatize the zoas when you bought them? Some take a few days to open up. Give them the Lugol's dip if they don't open up after a few days.

if see eggs dun put in ur display tank, i ever had an incident i tot all eggs were gone , i din even use tweezers, i run it under tap water and use my fingers to rub them off but apparently there are some i couldnt get , and my tank got nudi infestation again lol

now i practise quarantine, better safe then sorry

[peacemaker]

Oh no... I only cleared them, inspected and rinsed it in Lugol's again. Hopefully I've cleared them all... Unfortunately, I don't have a quarantine tank.

[yikai]

I bought my zoos from iwarna >.< 2 is blue colour with orange/pinkish center, the other is purple with green center... $5 each only lol. lady boss clearing them so i help her clear =)

[dachkie]

I bought my zoos from iwarna >.< 2 is blue colour with orange/pinkish center, the other is purple with green center... $5 each only lol. lady boss clearing them so i help her clear =)

wah i also want to help her clear leh, still got not?

[yikai]

wah i also want to help her clear leh, still got not?

Still got alot. I only bought 3 pieces. Hope when u go there still got. Lady boss selling $5 each nia. BTW, if u go iwarna, go check out their hawaiin anemone. sibei chio.. Black stem with deep deep maroon red tentacles. super scary. $38 they selling. Heres a pic