mussel hitchiker

[twelvejewelz]

i recently bought these zoas and there is a mussel under them its alive because it opens and closes . should i remove it or keep it there? i dose my tank with phyto every day will it stay alive?you can see it in this pic its the slit close to the top of the zoas.

 

[Tennyson]

No need to remove it, the zoos will just grow around it. I have one growing on my goniopora and it does nothing to harm the goni.

 

[twelvejewelz]

ok thanks. im just worrying about it dieing and killing everythig in my tank. my tank is only a 10 gallon nano.

 

[Tennyson]

Nope, when it dies, its over, it won't effect anything else in your tank

 

[Elysia]

Tennyson, I think twelve is worried about an ammonia spike if the mussel dies... and whether or not the mussel is doomed because they can't be fed appropriately in a tank.

 

[OwenInAZ]

I had a mussel in my 2.5 for a long time. It did fine with just whatever I threw in there (DIY frozen food and some phyto) for a little under 4 months before I moved it into the new tank. I wouldn't worry about him, if he dies your CuC will get him.