I have a frag of brownish/green zoo's (even tho they are brown, I like them :? ). I say a frag, there's about 20-30 polyps. On one end the polps have been closing and staying closed pretty much all the time for the past two days, yet the other end of the frag is fine, open all the time. Could something be irritating just one end??? Will try to get a picture here in just a few minutes.
Zoo Question
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blindskater02
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how long have they been in that spot in the sand??
FishinInTheDark
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Zoos can get fungus. Sometimes it will take a whole colony, and sometimes just a few. Good water flow makes a difference.
Sugar Magnolia
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I had a run in with that fungus that wiped out an entire colony. Jennie, what you want to look for is (for lack of a better description) a cheese-like whitish area. It generally is barely noticeable when in the early stages. The first sign is some of the polyps stay closed and begin to melt away. Once a few polyps go it seems to take over pretty quickly. Check around the base of the polyps to see if you have any white filmy looking stuff. If you have any Lugol's or Seachem Coral Disinfectant you can try that, but from what I've been able to find researching this and reading through Borneman's book, it' called Beggiatoa sp., and unfortunately Bornemas says there is no cure for it, although I would think if caught early enough, you could dip the coral and frag off the healthy polyps to try and salvage the coral.
Now, there's also those pesky zoo eating nudi's. Check for those as well.
Now, there's also those pesky zoo eating nudi's. Check for those as well.
djconn
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I had that white fungus problem as well about a year ago on one of my zoo frags. I was a white fuzzy covering that was growing in between the individual polyps. I eventually got the tweezers out and was able to simply pull it off of the rock and zoos.
I also had these neon orange and clear nudibranchs that I caught eating my zoanthids as well. They looked so cool and interesting but they got the axe as soon as I figured out what they were doing :x
I also had these neon orange and clear nudibranchs that I caught eating my zoanthids as well. They looked so cool and interesting but they got the axe as soon as I figured out what they were doing :x
Sugar Magnolia
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I see the white spots. Keep an eye on it for anything that looks like that it may be going downhill.
Here's my colony about halfway through the fungal fiasco. See the filmy white junk coating the polyps and the underlying rock? Nasty!
Here's my colony about halfway through the fungal fiasco. See the filmy white junk coating the polyps and the underlying rock? Nasty!
Sugar Magnolia
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it could be. I've had some go a few days not opening for no apparent reason, then they open up and are fine. weird!