removing help
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Python73
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You will find it nearly impossible to extract all the brown ones. Even if you do, they will probably grow back from tissue that got missed.
Your best bet is to frag the red ones onto a new rock, and let them grow out there solo. Then just trade or sell the brown / mix rock.
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Your best bet is to frag the red ones onto a new rock, and let them grow out there solo. Then just trade or sell the brown / mix rock.
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dc_909
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I had the same problem. I had a rock mix of 3 colors and I only wanted one. The rock was removable, so it made it easy. What I did was take the rock out and took tweezers and razor blades and plucked away the ones I didn't want. I did a few at a time so that the zoas were not out of water for too long. It also gives you a chance to look at the rock after the zoas open and see which ones still need removing. After a few tries, they should all be gone.
Python73
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Just curious... why? You can sit zoanthids out for hours and hours and not harm them. In fact, they can go for days without water so long as they stay damp. Zoanthids are the poster children for hardy animals.
Now I'm not saying you want to leave your zoa colony sit on the fireplace mantle during the big game, but if you need to work on a rock for an hour fragging, zoas won't even notice.
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dc_909
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Because after the zoas close, it is hard to tell which ones needed to be removed and which ones needed to stay. I found that the quicker I got them back in the tank, the quicker they opened back up. That way I could see which ones needed to be removed and go back at it within minutes.
