japanese zoos the next craze?

[650-IS350]

Nice to hear that J-QUad.

My suggestion would be to frag those tank propagated polyps ( NEW POLYPS ) off the wild colony. Just in case something goes wrong with it. At least the new growth goes on a separate frag and less worry if the wild colony gets pox again or goes through a melting phase. Since the new polyps will be more tolerant to the tank conditions, you'd basically be breeding a better strand of polyps more accepting of our tank conditions than their wild counterparts. I hope you get what I'm saying.

I was trying to do that with a couple of colonies till the melting/pox issue hit the roof on them.

 

[dark_stranger]

Here are some of the ones I have had for a few weeks & these pics were just taken under 250w MH with no blue suppliment.

 

[650-IS350]

The ones I have left of the several morphs are the ones like in the last pic.

 

[dark_stranger]

I have suffered several mould deaths, but no more than when i get with normal zoa's. I am currently doing my dips and all those in the main tanks have no sign of pox or mould. The percentage I have lost I feel is within an a acceptable range.

 

[balachel]

i've had these for probably 2-3 months now

 

[Hailey]

Finished fragging
Well lets see how this goes.. So far looks like they can take my cuttings..

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/show...rt=1&thecat=500

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/show...dium&thecat=500


I noticed that these were also posted in this weeks;

http://reefkeeping.com/ ...........these just look allot better, probably taken under 400 just for the pic and thrown back under the t5's..lol

 

[Hailey]

Finished fragging
Well lets see how this goes.. So far looks like they can take my cuttings..

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/show...rt=1&thecat=500

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/show...dium&thecat=500


I noticed that these were also posted in this weeks;

http://reefkeeping.com/ ...........these just look allot better, probably taken under 450's just for the pic and thrown back under the t5's..lol

 

[Hailey]

Finished fragging
Well lets see how this goes.. So far looks like they can take my cuttings..

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/show...rt=1&thecat=500

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/show...dium&thecat=500


I noticed that these were also posted in this months;

http://reefkeeping.com/ ...........these just look allot better, probably taken under 450's just for the pic and thrown back under the t5's..lol

 

[PauChi]

There's some much talk and discussion about these Deepwater Zoas and so far the only one small dislodged colony that perished was when I tried to press it too hard to get it glued down .... and other than that all's well with the rest!!

It's kinda "yeah .. whatever" with deepwater zoas up here ...

Paul

 

[the808state]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15209008#post15209008 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PauChi

It's kinda "yeah .. whatever" with deepwater zoas up here ...

Paul

Thats because you guys got way cooler zoas than we do down here. I think i'm gonna have my wife bring some back for me.

 

[650-IS350]

Paul when you guys gety your deep waters, theyre still with the original rock they were on right? not ripped off they're rock to make them legal to be in the US right? I think that has some effect to why US imported deep waters have some mortality rate issues.

 

[muddysr5]

paris - omg! u make me want to run out and start a setup for a zoa only tank!! LOL!

Very cool! I have definitely caught the "zoa bug!"

 

[dark_stranger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15209712#post15209712 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 650-IS350
Paul when you guys gety your deep waters, theyre still with the original rock they were on right? not ripped off they're rock to make them legal to be in the US right? I think that has some effect to why US imported deep waters have some mortality rate issues.

The one's in the UK come rockless & these come direct from HK (In my case anyway). I wonder than if its more a case of local harvest laws.

 

[650-IS350]

Because of importing laws of live rock. which is why a lot were coming in clean off the rock or barely any rock on it.

 

[Timanator]

Here are the 2 pieces I picked up yesterday. Priced about $2-3 a polyp and have been at the same LFS for a little over a month without any issues. I will say on first look they are no where as colorful as my Fiji zoas.

 

[Lucky.U]

Nice pics

 

[ckusnierek]

Here is one of my favorites.
I got 5 different DW Jap zoas from FNF.
2 melted and three are great.

I forget what they calle dit but I like "fire hornet"
I got 5 polyps about 8 months ago and have 50+ now..

 

[250G]

Actually photographed under T5's, maintained with halides.

http://reefkeeping.com/ ...........these just look allot better, probably taken under 450's just for the pic and thrown back under the t5's..lol [/B]

 

[PauChi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15209712#post15209712 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 650-IS350
Paul when you guys gety your deep waters, theyre still with the original rock they were on right? not ripped off they're rock to make them legal to be in the US right? I think that has some effect to why US imported deep waters have some mortality rate issues.

Dude,

Sorry for the delayed reply ... and yeah all of these Deepwater Zoas are shipped in without any rocks attached to it's base.

HTH,
Paul

 

[650-IS350]

Figured, I wonder if during the process of removing them from their rocks causes some damage and a lot of stress, combined with shipping/stress... equates to sick deepwaters, pox and bad health in general?