remove zoanthid from rock, relocate?

[serotonin]

Hello everyone!

After setting up my reef rock wall, i've noticed one small blue/green colored zoanthid that is in a relatively shady, indirect portion of my rock wall. I would very much like to put this up next to my lil' plate of a whopping 4 orange polyps (its starting to spread finally, yay MH lights!). I've searched around, not much explination on how to remove a zoo from a rock. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

-Ryan

[amcarrig]

If you have a toothpick or other "pointy" type object, see if you can pry the polyp off. Make sure you wear gloves when working with zoanthids

[serotonin]

Thanks!

Are there any propagation techniques, like cutting them in half or something?

[serotonin]

Oh yeah sorry, how is the best way to attach it? Is super glue get ok?

[90_Berlin_joe]

Serotonin, check out GARF's website a lot of information on this stuff.

Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation Home Page

[serotonin]

Excellent! TYVM

[rickzter]

Xacto knife, super glue.

[bouraganes]

It's not the best idea to try taking zoos off of rockwork- for 1 thing they are very toxic to humans when aggitated and I'm not really sure you could do it without damaging youyr polyp- is it possible to rearange your rockwork for better lighting exposure or maybe even breaking off the section it's growing on? It won't hurt the polyp to have it out of the water a couple of minutes while you work on it-

[Pisces23]

Originally Posted by amcarrig

toothpick or other "pointy" type object

lmao
for some reason i find that highlly amusing...

[amcarrig]

Originally Posted by Pisces23

lmao
for some reason i find that highlly amusing...

Great, now I do too!