zoos not opening

[pokmingsheng]

hey guys,

got a question here...

just got a colony of zoos last week..

placed it in my tank for a few days already...

hasn't been opening up fully...

there's about 50 polyps on it, normally only about 15% of it will be opened..

any idea whats the cause of it?

the other zoos in my tank opens fully, in fact most of the time its always either 95% or 100% open...

only this recently bought one...

any idea whats wrong or what can i do so that most of its polyps will open fully?

[pokmingsheng]

maybe pictures would help..

i would also like to ask whats that big brown polyp right in the middle?

should it be removed?

it was already there when i purchased it...

[MarcoVan]

maybe pictures would help..

i would also like to ask whats that big brown polyp right in the middle?

should it be removed?

it was already there when i purchased it...

it can be pests like nudis or apitasia that's causing your zoas not to open. Also, your main tank fishes or inverts can also cause it not to open. As much as so about the above 2 factors, you may have a zoa which's stress by its new environment. So alot of factors to consider when keeping zoas (:

And,

the big brown polyp is a Paly. Zoa-friendly

Happy Reefing,

Marc

[pokmingsheng]

it can be pests like nudis or apitasia that's causing your zoas not to open. Also, your main tank fishes or inverts can also cause it not to open. As much as so about the above 2 factors, you may have a zoa which's stress by its new environment. So alot of factors to consider when keeping zoas (:

And,

the big brown polyp is a Paly. Zoa-friendly

Happy Reefing,

Marc

thanks for the advice...

spotted a few apitasia around..

urgh.. irritating..

used joes juice,

hopefully the polyps will open tomorrow...

-crosses fingers-

[Gouldian]

thanks for the advice...

spotted a few apitasia around..

urgh.. irritating..

used joes juice,

hopefully the polyps will open tomorrow...

-crosses fingers-

If you suspect Zoas nudi (tiny white slugs around 1-2mm), try to give the colony a fresh water dip for about 2-3mins.

I see that you have other zoas in your tank that is healthy thus try to sort out the problem soon if not it may affect the rest of your colonies.

HTH

[pokmingsheng]

If you suspect Zoas nudi (tiny white slugs around 1-2mm), try to give the colony a fresh water dip for about 2-3mins.

I see that you have other zoas in your tank that is healthy thus try to sort out the problem soon if not it may affect the rest of your colonies.

HTH

thanks for the advice...

just gave it a fresh water dip this morning...

if the zoas is stressed, how long will its polyps be closed???

it wont be good if its closed for too long right?

[ambystoma82]

if they r pest e zoas normally still open n e pest will crawl ard..

prob ur zoas still adapting to new water parameters?

[dachkie]

if they r pest e zoas normally still open n e pest will crawl ard..

prob ur zoas still adapting to new water parameters?

i recently got a colony of purple zoas also close for no particular reason , fresh water dip it also no improvement , yesterday did a furan 2 dip

all my other zoas colony is opening up fine, just this 1 , for the last 1 week , brown algae starting to grow on the polyps which i have wash off

no white film or pest , i just duno y it refuses to open , hopefully the furan 2 dip helps , will observe tonite

[pokmingsheng]

if they r pest e zoas normally still open n e pest will crawl ard..

prob ur zoas still adapting to new water parameters?

hopefully...

how long does it normally take to adapt to new water parameters?

i got it immediately once the shipment came in..

so i guessed it must have been stressed all the way from the country it was from and before it could settle in the LFS,

i bought it home..