I think i may have found my problem..

[renogaw]

My zoos are getting whilted: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1272078&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

I'm currently treating for zoo pox.

It isn't working.

I went to do the third treatment, and look what i found...

its an asterina munching on my zoo polyp.

so now i'm wondering if all those white marks are really just starfish bites.

 

[killingseed]

well its a good start for sure. i take it you setup a QT?

 

[Agu]

Hmmm, Is this a predator on zoanthids ? Or is it just cleaning up after other problems ? I'm not being facetious, I really never heard that asterinia starfish fed on zoanthids..

 

[renogaw]

I put all my zoos into my qt and have been using furan 2 on them. i expected to see SOME change in the white dots on the bodies. nothing changed whatsoever. Now, i catch this thing in the act, and there's no other damage to this zoo.

i've heard of asterinas eating SPS, eating coralline, can't be that far of a jump to include zoos

 

[otiso777]

I know several people that have experienced asterina starfish eating their zoanthids.

 

[TomRep]

Some of them in my 120 like munching on zoas. I can
tch them more often at night. Also during the day after a new frag has been in the tank a couple days.
tom

 

[renogaw]

i just pulled two more off of polyps. how did these things survive being freshwater dipped with furan 2 for 20 mins 2 days in a row?

 

[geoxman]

I hate those little SOB's! I have a Harlequin shrimp that does a pretty good job on them. They can come out of no where and they multiply like crazy.

I also forgot to mention to you that you dont want intense 5500k light on them after a dip. Actinic or no lights would be best

How much Furan are you using in the FW dip and for how long. Good luck with you zoas!

 

[renogaw]

i've been dipping after the lights go out, so by the morning they s/b fine no?

i've been using 2 cups RO water, 2 packets of furan-2.

i'm a tad concerned about the harlequin shrimp because i do have a red serpent star that i don't want bothered. i guess i'll just have to keep pulling out the asterinas as i find them.