how did i end up here?

[Beemo]

this poor zoa became detached and is stuck on the filters intake. i cant reach it without tearing appart my rock work. so now what lol its doomed isnt it? can it grow there?

 

[Julio]

di you try shutting off the pump and pulling it through the strainer?

 

[Beemo]

yes, it fell to the back where i tried to poke it to the front with a feeding probe and i could not get it, i turned the filter back on and its stuck again

 

[jasper24]

Well sooner or later you will need to get to the strainer to clean it etc. Might as well clear a path now!

 

[Beemo]

you mean im supposed to clean the strainers? lol omg ive never cleaned them in my life

 

[Julio]

well, you will have to force him out, dont worry about damaging it, they are fairly strong coral and can take a lot of abuse.

 

[Beemo]

ok i got him. i got him out with the feeding probe then luckily the cleaner shrimp grabbed it and forced it under the rock where i poked it out and scooped it with a net.
so i grabbed some mr sticky glue and a tiny peice of live rock and stuck the zoo on the rock, its now in a cup of tank water until the glue dries, i dont want my fish picking at the glue while its still tacky they may get a glued mouth.
do you think it will be ok in the cup until tomorrow? id rather not risk my inverts or fish because of glue

 

[wetWolger]

yea, i have abused some zoas pretty bad...when I was fighting some of my zoas, and I got tired of dipping/perfecting the ph and everything. I would run them under semi-warm tap water direct from the faucet for 2min. Put them in the tank and they are growing happy today. I have abused them physicly by pulling them off rocks and stuff too and they seem to do fine. Just get some twezers and just grab it.

 

[Anemonebuff]

I have had zoos that I buried in the sand for a month and come out and look normal after being lit up fpr a few weeks. Quite hardy IMO.

 

[Beemo]

so being in a cup over night shouldnt hurt it then right?
i stuck it straight up on the rock but it flopped over, so its glued on a slant i hope this is ok too. it has a tiny baby next to it lol
this was fun

 

[Beemo]

well things didnt work out right, this morning when i picked it up to place it in the tank the zoa just fell right off the rock like it never grabbed the glue. so im done i just flushed it
would using a rubberband next time have a better outcome

 

[Bippus]

I have also used a needle and fishing line with great success.