zoanthid trouble

[caesura]

I traded some shrooms for a colony of zoos thursday. They were not looking very good in the store. Only about 10 polyps were open out of about 200 or so. They are on a piece of tonga branch rock. In the middle of the rock they look like they are rotting. I shook them lightly in a bucket of tank water. They are now in the bottom of the tank in a high flow area. There are about 20 open now above the bad area and only a couple below. I am wondering if I should frag the good ones or give them more time.

[Doug1]

First thing I would do is give them an Iodine dip, after a week or 2 I would decide on the fragging issue, they are often grumpy after moving , but the fact they dint look hot before you got them shoulda set off alarm bells. I have done rescues but they were at little or no cost

[caesura]

Thanks Doug. I'll have to read up on iodine dip. Have never done one before. The shrooms were a frag. Didn't cost me a dime.

[Doug1]

all else fails use Kents Iodine or one of the hobby versions at 2-3 times recommended dose in a container of salt water and soak for a min, then return coral to the tank and toss the water

[QuAcKeR]

I had this dilemma today regarding iodine dip. I couldn't figure out what 2 - 3 times the normal dose would be. The bottle said something like 1 capful for every 50 gallons... to I just put maybe 5 - 6 drops in my little quart of SW to make the dip. Is that enough to be effective?

[tkjeffrey]

I am interested too, kinda have same problem, have 4 zoo's that havent opened yet after a week

[DennisW]

I would add just enough iodine to give the slightest hint of color to the water. Once you see the water start to change color...STOP!!!!

Dennis

[QuAcKeR]

My Iodine additive is clear... or at least it looks that way when I pour it into the cap. Maybe I'm using the wrong thing!

[caesura]

Found this at dynamicecomorphology and have read similar at other places. The dip procedure to kill surface disease is 20 minutes in 1 liter of 100 % captive reef water that has 10 drops of 5 % lugols solution (or 20 drops of the tincture of iodine found at local drug stores which is typically a 2.2 % solution). I tried the tincture but only left in for about 5 min. I have put it back in the current. After 24hours it still looks the same as before the dip.