How to grow Tubbs Blue

[Nembo]

All my zoas grow really well and have spread on the rocks.The exception is Tubbs Blue.I bought a frag about 6 months ago of 15 polyps.I still have 15 polyps.They open well and look really healthy except they don't increase at all.Nothing bothers them and they are pest free.
What do you think is the problem?
Why don't they increase in numbers?

 

[lastduke]

my experience on this zoa is you need to increase the alk to above 9dKH

 

[lovetoclown]

I got a frag of tubbs blue and they aren't multiplying as fast as my devils armor or jokers, but they are multiplying. I use Red Sea coral pro salt and target feed so far.

 

[Nembo]

I use RSCP salt.Don't target feed anything but the tank gets dosed with live phyto and fauna ultra seafan a few times a day so i suppose they may be benefiting from this.Thought they'd have grown abit by now.My other zoas such as lanterns,devils armour,etc have increased lots.

 

[cloak]

All my zoas grow really well and have spread on the rocks.The exception is Tubbs Blue.I bought a frag about 6 months ago of 15 polyps.I still have 15 polyps.They open well and look really healthy except they don't increase at all.Nothing bothers them and they are pest free.
What do you think is the problem?
Why don't they increase in numbers?

I don't know what the problem might be, but fwiw the Tubbs blue I have took a LONG time to finally settle in and reproduce. I started with only a couple I believe, and now there's hundreds.
Assuming your parameters are within reason and the lighting is sufficient, just be patient.

 

[AJReefs]

These guys are always hard to maintain and I have never seen anyone get what I could call Rapid growth

 

[billygoat]

I've had great success with them. I honestly don't have a secret other than put them in the tank and forget about them....

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

I've had tubbs blues going on 7 years now and what I find is that they do better in low light and low flow. of course your parameters have to be right as well.

 

[Snookster]

assuming your parameters are within reason and the lighting is sufficient, just be patient.

+1

 

[DCReefer1964]

I don't know what the problem might be, but fwiw the Tubbs blue I have took a LONG time to finally settle in and reproduce. I started with only a couple I believe, and now there's hundreds.
Assuming your parameters are within reason and the lighting is sufficient, just be patient.

+1 Mine sat dormant for months:facepalm: , Then they just took off.:bounce3: