Can Corraline take over zoa polyps?

[LoJack]

Hey guys,

I've got a couple polyps of Tubbs blues that was a much bigger colony ... but it looks as though a few of the polyps have literally been taken over by the coralline on the rock they are mounted to.

There are a few areas where its almost like you can see where the coralline raises where a polyp once was.

Has anyone ever seen or heard of a polyp losing a battle to algae?

 

[29mixedreef]

I have heard of other forms of algae, (hair,bryopsis,slime,bubble) taken over polyps but i have never heard coraline taking over zoas.

 

[Pluedke1]

I have never seen coralline take over zooanthids. I have it all over my tank and never had this problem. Maybe you have a little critter you don't know about eating them?.?. Good luck

 

[reefer999]

Never heard or seen coralline take over, maybe they're dying or something is eating them and then the coralline progresses? Post a picture would be interesting to see.

 

[650-IS350]

Nope but they can take over your rocks, glassowork and other inorganic materials.

 

[organism]

I have a plating kind of coralline that's done something similar a few times, I just chipped it back a bit and the zoanthids overgrew it.

 

[A. Grandis]

I had some polyps affected for a short period of time by strong/fast coralline growth.
The coralline pushed the base of the polyps and then the polyps closed for a while until it could overgrow the algae, after couple weeks.
That must happen in the wild as well. Not so common.
Not a big deal most of the time.

I've never had coralline actually growing on the polyps themselves, if that's what you've meant.

Pics?

Grandis.

 

[eel guy]

my zoos/ palys will grow over it mabie they melted and coralline grew