Closed up Zoas?

[brittonv]

Some of my Zoas have been closing up on me.

After an initial bout of Aiptasia my Zoas have been doing pretty well I had 1 fall off when putting it in my tank and where I placed it, it has split in to a little colony of 5. However the Zoas on the 'main piece' seem to be stagnate, for lack of a better word.

On the tippy top they have been closing up on me. Could this be caused by having to much water flow?

Here is how it looks now:

Here is a view from a month ago

 

[Coralreefer1]

Zoanthids are funny as they will tend to do this periodically. Usually, they will open up again in due time, so don't panic. I have some that are doing this right now and have had some that did it and are now open now.

 

[brittonv]

Thank you!

 

[sixpackgarage]

see that 'stick' in the middle of the closed up polyps? looks like a vermetidae snail. They irritate corals. You need to snap it off with a pair of tweezers and scrub the area with a knife tip, or something to keep it from growing back.

 

[dbl]

see that 'stick' in the middle of the closed up polyps? looks like a vermetidae snail. They irritate corals. You need to snap it off with a pair of tweezers and scrub the area with a knife tip, or something to keep it from growing back.

Will a Bayer bath/dip kill the vermetidae snails? I'm experiencing the same issue.

 

[sixpackgarage]

Will a Bayer bath/dip kill the vermetidae snails? I'm experiencing the same issue.

It might, but it's so much easier to just snip it off with some tweezers.

 

[dbl]

It might, but it's so much easier to just snip it off with some tweezers.

Thanks...I was just thinking maybe I would try dipping to eliminate pests that may be bothering them. I will snip it off as you suggest, since I do actually see one.

Sorry OP...I didn't mean to high jack your thread.

 

[sixpackgarage]

Thanks...I was just thinking maybe I would try dipping to eliminate pests that may be bothering them. I will snip it off as you suggest, since I do actually see one.

Sorry OP...I didn't mean to high jack your thread.

Yep. It was due to a thread similar to this one that I learned what was bothering my zoas. I never realized what those little sticks were.. Now I snip them off whenever I see them. Zoas are happy again :beer:

 

[brittonv]

Thanks for the info

 

[brittonv]

Also everything in this tank has been dipped in coralrx so I am going to vote no on it preventing this

 

[Tweaked]

Yes they can retreat to their tube during dips to protect them. They also go away after a while and snipping is a must as noted.