zoanthid help please

Discussion in 'Coral Health' started by Trebor, Sep 21, 2010.

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  1. Trebor

    Trebor Bristle Worm

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    I have a zoa that had black objects coming out of it's mouths, and now it looks like the flesh of it is slowly decaying away. Please help, thanks
     
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  3. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    was it stringy? It might be going to the bathroom since what it uses to take in also uses to take out.
     
  4. Trebor

    Trebor Bristle Worm

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    No it always looked solid like brown poop, lol
     
  5. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Prolly poop then.
     
  6. Mainstream Aqua

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    If it smells like a rat and looks like a rat than...................its probably a rat.


    Is it just out of 1 polyp or lots of them?
     
  7. coral reefer

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    It is your zoanthid releasing its zooxanthellae. It may be doing this to obtain a different strain of zooxanthellae or the zoanthid is sick and the releasing of its zooxanthellae is a last ditch effort at trying to survive.