zoo question for the insomniacs!

I noticed my zoos have been closed for the last week. One or two open up but the rest have closed up. There is something growing inbetween that looked like a zoo but it has long tentacles i don't have my camera right now to take pics. it is outgrowing the zoos do you guys think it can be the cause why my zoos closed up? Oh yeah , it is growing right in the middle of all the zoos.

 

Sounds like a aiptasia (sp) it's a bad small pest anemone
I get them every so often on a new batch of zoas.
There's a few ways to rid them

 

YOU'RE THE MAN!!! thats exactly what it is! So it can be the reason why my zoos are not opening?

 

so how do i get rid of it? cut it out?

 

NO NO NO!!! Do not cut a aptaisa, thats like unleashing hell on a tank. There are a variety of options available. Hit the forum search, check them out and see what works best for you.

 

Yea it stings other corals around it..
You can get aiptasia x from petco I think it's like
10$ and inject it into the mouth of the pest..

 

thanks bro. I intially ALMOST ripped it out lol... i'll go pick some up later today. It's coral safe right?

 

yes it is coral safe I use every now and then just make sure you get
plenty in its mouth so it pukes its insides lol gross huh

I had a big one one that came with my LR and when I used it on him he actually popped audible pop lol ;D
good luck bro

 

worked like a charm!!! gel zaptasia i think its called...it literally melted away in one day! my zoos are free again!