anyone have "tubs blue" zoas??
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Coolguy818
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I have a 9 polyp frag......... Tell me what you think.
Unfortunatley not for sale yet.
Unfortunatley not for sale yet.
imlocke
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Nevermind we actually got them from a fellow reefer, those ones on exoticfrags look to have longer skirts than mine. I don't know there seem to be a few variations that people call tubs blues.. I think those ones on the site are the actual ones...I think mine are actually plums zoos or something like that.
Check out this tread.Might be sold all readt though.
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/sale-trade/31200-zoas-sale.html
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/sale-trade/31200-zoas-sale.html
directional
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Thats the same zoo's that locke has in his tank. They came from that guy... ( I ordered ) lol
imlocke
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11143693#post11143693 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by puckbs
do you have a frag for sale or are you just showing them off
Just showing them off
Those are all the zooos I have at the moment, I just moved them to my 5.5g tank and they look so much brighter under the lighting so I figured I'd show that off. ;D
Reef Junkie
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Brad,
Don't kill yourself over them. Not many people are capable of keeping a large colony due to them not accepting strong light and since they like the shaded areas, they don't grow fast. So whoever has them will charge you out your hinee hole for them.
Point being, don't impulse buy them. I know a lot of guys with them, if I get them, you'll get them.
Otherwise, buy everything else you want, save these for when the time is right. Obviously now is not the time to buy them. Plus, you always pay more when the weather gets cooler.
I'll see what I can do for you.
Don't kill yourself over them. Not many people are capable of keeping a large colony due to them not accepting strong light and since they like the shaded areas, they don't grow fast. So whoever has them will charge you out your hinee hole for them.
Point being, don't impulse buy them. I know a lot of guys with them, if I get them, you'll get them.
Otherwise, buy everything else you want, save these for when the time is right. Obviously now is not the time to buy them. Plus, you always pay more when the weather gets cooler.
I'll see what I can do for you.
Reef Junkie
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Brad,
I'm good bro. Been freaking real busy with work. I even had to stop doing admin work for ZoaID because of it.
Zoa garden has shrunk, but I am back on track with it now. I am going to try and pull some favors with some friends to see if I can get some of my old and new corals.
imlocke,
That is unusual. Blue zoas do not typically grow quick, ever. It doesn't means yours aren't, but what do you define as "quick"?
Also, if you acquired them recently, that could explain the quick growth. Corals (especially softies) sometimes divide upon entering a new system. They usually slow down after a month or so. Good luck either way.
I'm good bro. Been freaking real busy with work. I even had to stop doing admin work for ZoaID because of it.
Zoa garden has shrunk, but I am back on track with it now. I am going to try and pull some favors with some friends to see if I can get some of my old and new corals.
imlocke,
That is unusual. Blue zoas do not typically grow quick, ever. It doesn't means yours aren't, but what do you define as "quick"?
Also, if you acquired them recently, that could explain the quick growth. Corals (especially softies) sometimes divide upon entering a new system. They usually slow down after a month or so. Good luck either way.
Reef Junkie
Premium Member
If you really want to see them take off, try target feeding them.
Now hear me out, this is not a fun thing. You need a small pipette and frozen enriched brine shrimp. You need to do this before the lights go out and with all the pumps off. Be prepared to get soreness and even a rash on the inside of your arm from it pressing against the upper rim of the tank... It sucks.
Carefully squeeze the pippette and drop the brine onto the oral disk of the zoa. do not move your hand around too much or the brine will get knocked off before the zoa has a chance to grab it. (Which can take up to a minute!)
Palythoas instantly grab the Brine. Some faster then others.
So, after you've got them taking the food in, quickly turn off the lights. Otherwise your fish will just pick the food out of the zoas mouths.
Bristle worms will come out of the wood work and there isn't much you can do about that.
You'll see explosive growth from your zoas if you just do this even once a week.
Saw my old PPE colony go from 4 to 20 in 2 months.
Just don't overdo it, you'll cause an algae bloom.
Now hear me out, this is not a fun thing. You need a small pipette and frozen enriched brine shrimp. You need to do this before the lights go out and with all the pumps off. Be prepared to get soreness and even a rash on the inside of your arm from it pressing against the upper rim of the tank... It sucks.
Carefully squeeze the pippette and drop the brine onto the oral disk of the zoa. do not move your hand around too much or the brine will get knocked off before the zoa has a chance to grab it. (Which can take up to a minute!)
Palythoas instantly grab the Brine. Some faster then others.
So, after you've got them taking the food in, quickly turn off the lights. Otherwise your fish will just pick the food out of the zoas mouths.
Bristle worms will come out of the wood work and there isn't much you can do about that.
You'll see explosive growth from your zoas if you just do this even once a week.
Saw my old PPE colony go from 4 to 20 in 2 months.
Just don't overdo it, you'll cause an algae bloom.
