red slime on zoanthid

[gene71495]

I have a small colony of Tubs blues that has a redish slime in some of the polyps. This slime is nowhere else in the tank. What is it and how can I get rid of it.

Thanks

 

[dalston]

A picture would help...aside from that, it maybe either a fungus, cyano algea or type of sponge...

Either way you can give the polyps a gentle scrub with a soft brush, then a soak in some lugols (iodine) dip, quick rinse and put them back in an area with good indirect flow, then just give it some time....

 

[gene71495]

picture

picture

Sorry about the out of focus picture, but my camera is not that great. You can see the redish slime and that most of the zoas are closed

 

[650-IS350]

use a turkey baster to blow them off.

 

[garygonzales]

use a turkey baster to blow them off.

+1 ....also put them in a higher flow area...that might help......

 

[sagecx]

just make sure the cyano doesnt cover the polyps assuming it is cyano. Turkey blaster daily will do the trick tell you can get it under control.