I am going to be getting around ten new frags of different zoas and I just wanted to see what everyone recommends as far as treating them before I put them into my tank. They will have been shipped over night, so if there are any recommendations for procedure, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
New zoa treatment
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mfinn
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IMO the worst pest on zoanthids is the zoanthid eating nudibranch and different chemical dips are the usual procedure.
I've tried most of the different dips over the years, and some work better than others.
One dip I like now is using Flat Worm Exit at 4x the recommended dose for about 4-5 minutes.
However nothing will kill the eggs. Manual removal with tweezers is about the easiest.
Even with all the dips and inspection, there is always the chance you could miss something.
The best option is to use a quarantine tank, just as you would for fish.
I've tried most of the different dips over the years, and some work better than others.
One dip I like now is using Flat Worm Exit at 4x the recommended dose for about 4-5 minutes.
However nothing will kill the eggs. Manual removal with tweezers is about the easiest.
Even with all the dips and inspection, there is always the chance you could miss something.
The best option is to use a quarantine tank, just as you would for fish.
mfinn
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peroxide is usually used for problems like fungus.
I haven't heard of anyone using it as a pretreatment for new frags.
Friday Night
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FW dip. flashlight. place in
Akwarius
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Why salinity shock if you don't have to? Plus with fw dips you are supposed to match the ph of your tank. Too much hassle if you ask me.
mfinn
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the freshwater dip was the standard for dipping zoanthids for many years and is still used by many.
I used it for years until I saw what FWE does.
I never really matched the ph exactly, but I did make a attempt to get it close, within a couple 10ths.
At the moment, I am out of FWE (used all of it yesterday) and if I get any new zoanthids in before I get more FWE, I will use the Mucho's freshwater dip formula with the knowlege that it will work.
OK stick with it then...
IME peroxide is the best dip for Zoa/Palys, not only does it take care of pests, it also destroys pest algae. Of course you'll never find that out since you'll never use it :lol:
mallorieGgator
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What do the eggs look like?
mfinn
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mallorieGgator
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So the little white cluster on the bottom right of the picture?
