Zoanthid help

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  1. YoYoel16

    YoYoel16 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    My Radioactive Dragon eye has been like this for about a month now and i really dont know whats up.....

    Im feeding it once every two weeks and only some polyps open up and not fully..

    I attached pictures of the zoanthid before and now :-/
     

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  3. Scrimshaw

    Scrimshaw Plankton

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    hmmm

    Im actually curious to see the answer to this one. Mine are doing the same thing...they used to be opened like a champ now maybe 40 of a once over 100 or so polyp colony opens...water are parameters are the same as the day i got them, i have no answer...
     
  4. YoYoel16

    YoYoel16 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Were on the same page my friend my water parameters havent changed either and i do a water change every two weeks :)

    guess well just have to wait and see whats the problem :)
     
  5. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Same situation, but I just dipped mine the other day, so that explains my issue.
     
  6. YoYoel16

    YoYoel16 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    well, ive been reading up on sickness of zoa and i came across one called "zoa pox" i dont know how the zoas you guys have look like but this is pretty similiar to mine lol

    There are some methods of curing it and these are some of the two...

    "- Purchase Furan 2 ( I like API Furan 2 packets very easy to use)
    - Get a container large enough to fit the zoa/paly colony or frag.
    - Fill the container with Fresh R/O water that has been heated to be as close as possible to the aquarium's temperature.
    - Add 1 packet per cup of R/O
    - Mix contents
    - Submerse and allow 20-30 minutes of soaking.
    - Then clean frag or rock with fresh saltwater and put back in aquarium.

    -Repeat 3x once a day.

    Make sure you tank parameters are in ideal levels especially magnesium as this is overlooked.
    Ensure the Zoas/Palys have good flow.

    This treatment 9 out of 10 times cures the zoas/palys.

    A second treatment can be done but allow minimum of 4 days to pass after the third dose.''

    (from NorthCoralNewB on reefcentral)

    and the other way is to "blow"
    the pigment of with the powerhead.. and from reviews it seems to work :)
     
  7. reeferdude

    reeferdude Fire Shrimp

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    put some selcon in your tank... you'll be surprised how much zoa's will expand to absorb it from the water
     
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  9. zoo 4 life

    zoo 4 life Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Dose with vitamin c, also you can use a good coral dip or lugol's iodine dip that will help out as well. Almost looks like they are getting too much light, what sort of lighting do you have and how high are they up on your tank? Those zoo's do not need much light.

    +1 on the RODI freshwater dip, that will do wonders for them.
     
  10. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    have you added any new zoas in your tank lately. I dont see any pox however hard to see in pics. I would say it is zoa eating nudibranchs.

    I definately would dip all your zoas. I love coral rx for that. If they are nudis you will have to dip every couple days for a while
     
  11. Dredfish

    Dredfish Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I noticed there is algae on the rock they are attached to. What kind of flow are they getting. The rock doesn't seem to have as much algae on the before pic. Could be not getting enough flow. Looks like you lost some coralline algae on the rock as well.
     
  12. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    +1 to all of this! Vitamin C is amazing for zoas