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01-08-2008, 08:45 PM
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shark
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i killed my zoa :(
I bought an orange zoa colony that was infested with sundial snails. I picked most of them off but night by night the zoa colony was declining.
I did a quick google and came across a freshwater dip, and thats what i did.
the temp and ph was matched, i put the zoa rock in freshwater for about 15 mins, sundial snails popped off dead, along with some pods.
When i returned the zoa colony back to my tank it looks dead. the polyps are floppy and white, transparent. the neon orange can be seen tucked deep inside but they are retracted.
It looks bad 
Its a gonner isnt it?
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01-08-2008, 09:03 PM
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spaceman spiff
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Nah, I'll bet it recovers. Zoas will retract like then when stressed. A lot of times they're shipped out of water, so you can imagine they're pretty resilient.
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01-08-2008, 09:09 PM
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shark
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Originally Posted by crvz
Nah, I'll bet it recovers. Zoas will retract like then when stressed. A lot of times they're shipped out of water, so you can imagine they're pretty resilient.
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yeah? but the "stem" became transparent and looks just aweful
I hope you are right
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01-08-2008, 09:10 PM
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spaceman spiff
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Originally Posted by pastina
yeah? but the "stem" became transparent and looks just aweful
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Well here's hoping for you! Some pictures may help give a little better idea of how bad off they are if you can get some.
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01-08-2008, 09:16 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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They are hardy so don't give up!
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01-08-2008, 09:38 PM
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shark
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okee i'll go get a pic now
i'll post them after my tv show is over lol..10pm
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01-08-2008, 10:16 PM
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shark
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got a few pics
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01-08-2008, 10:28 PM
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Little Fishy
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They'll live. give them a few days without tinkering and I get they open up just fine. I had a tank full of them sit at 56deg a few days before I realized the heater was unplugged in my basement and they all survived after looking much worse than yours.
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01-08-2008, 10:30 PM
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Enjoy it now
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shoot...those look fine  |
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01-08-2008, 10:31 PM
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Usually Confused
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Agreed 
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01-08-2008, 10:33 PM
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shark
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i hope so, they look like jelly 
they were beautiful when i got them, the whole rock was covered, i lost about 60% of the colony over a two month period.
it did spread to my other zoa rocks which were over three years old, so that sucked.
when i picked up this zoa rock before dipping there also was a sea spider that scared the pants off of me, it ran so fast! i dropped the rock in fear and went back an hour later, the sea spider must have went to another rock because he was not dead in the freshwater dip.
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01-08-2008, 10:34 PM
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Enjoy it now
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I used to rinse my zoas under tap water weekly and they thrived like a 'mug'. I contribute the lack of detritus as the factor....and when I say thrived, i mean the colonies would nearly double every other week.
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01-08-2008, 10:34 PM
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shark
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthOcellaris
shoot...those look fine |
what? lol
yeah?...they look like limp noodles 
dang i feel like charlie brown
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01-08-2008, 10:35 PM
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Enjoy it now
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Originally Posted by pastina
i hope so, they look like jelly
they were beautiful when i got them, the whole rock was covered, i lost about 60% of the colony over a two month period.
it did spread to my other zoa rocks which were over three years old, so that sucked.
when i picked up this zoa rock before dipping there also was a sea spider that scared the pants off of me, it ran so fast! i dropped the rock in fear and went back an hour later, the sea spider must have went to another rock because he was not dead in the freshwater dip. |
Be sure your zoas have plenty of flow to wash away any slime and what-nots during this period. take lots of pics
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01-08-2008, 11:14 PM
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shark
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Originally Posted by DarthOcellaris
Be sure your zoas have plenty of flow to wash away any slime and what-nots during this period. take lots of pics |
okee dokee
I moved everything from my 15g nano that was a few years old to my 220g. the flow is much higher in the new tank, the nano was pretty stagnant, i dont even know how anything survived and actually thrived in there. I found some horrible looking creatures while tearing it down, several large chitons that are still giving me the willies when i think about them, several hundred baby snails, a fat stubby bristle worm, micro stars, everything but the kitchen sink...well almost, at least i didnt have a mantis shrimp hehe.
I gave the corals a good shake to try and loosen any critters, i only dipped that one zoa though..
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