Sailfin takes bites out of zoas

[markfmvl]

We just got some new zoas. shortly after we got them in the tank, like the next day, our sailfin tang took to nipping at both colonies. The one colony didn,t seemed to damaged, and are open. The other, a green zoa with about 7 polyps has not opened since. All but three have small chunks missing from them. Should they recover? they have been closed up for about three days now... I thought tangs were supposed to only pick at the algae not polyps....

 

[650-IS350]

Do your research here in RC.... you will find out whether Tangs do or not

 

[organism]

They'll recover if the tang stops eating them, meaning either the zoas or the tang can live in your tank but not both at the same time. Not sure if most sailfins eat zoas but yours does and there's no changing that unfortunately