Is it possible that a tank can be so clean that zoanthids dont get enough "food"? I have had several colonies grow real well over several months. Then the heads over a period of two weeks or so will decrease in size. They look ok but just shrink in size. I have looked many times at night and day with magnifying glasses. Nothing munching.I have a 36" deep tank with 20k xm mh. Some zoanthids high and some low. Doesn't seem to matter. They just shrink, so seems like maybe a starvation or nutrition problem?
Shrinkage
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fstar25
Getting there
Check out this thread on dosing with vitamin C for zoa health.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1602494&highlight=vitamin+c
It's related to mysterious zoa shrinkage as well as the strange film covering that appears on some zoa's before they just melt away into nothing. I just had this happen to me on my first zoa and now I'm going to start dosing VC.
Good luck
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1602494&highlight=vitamin+c
It's related to mysterious zoa shrinkage as well as the strange film covering that appears on some zoa's before they just melt away into nothing. I just had this happen to me on my first zoa and now I'm going to start dosing VC.
Good luck
J. Montgomery
Mouth Pipetting
I have tons of Zoas, most are growing just fine, while one just doesnt open and is disappearing, that one i got from online and was direct from the ocean, the rest i got from fellow reefer. And i have a 30in tall tank, but using 8xT5. and i've read that zoas coming directly from ocean will not do as well as the one grown in a tank.
E.intheC
Active member
Here's a good link to help with zoanthid predators:
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384
http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384
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