Unwanted zoas

[solitude127]

How do you get rid of unwanted zoas? I have a bunch of zoas that are taking over a rock.

 

[Tysob44]

Give me the rock

 

[solitude127]

Give me the rock

I wish it were that easy to take the rock out.

 

[cloak]

You could try smothering them with some epoxy. Another option would be to pluck them out one by one with some tweezers. GL.

 

[Mael]

Be very careful with any manual removal of zoas and paly's due to the potential of palytoxin. I honestly would only use this method if I could pull them out fo the tank first and do the manual removal in a separate bucket with glasses, gloves on and mouth shut(or covered).

It may end up being the only way to remove them though, and I would just be extra careful, for the most part it should be alright but with something as dangerous as palytoxin you cant be too careful.

That smothering idea may alwso work, if you could cover them with an epoxy, maybe even one that can be removed after they are dead. Too bad they are in a place you cant remove from the tank.

 

[solitude127]

Thanks for the suggestions.
Any other suggestions out there?

 

[Curtis1]

Try some Kalk powder, mixed-up like a paste. Similar to Aptaisia X. Shoot it out of a small syringe or dropper. I know when I missed the Aptaisias and the formula landed on my zoos / palys ,,, it did a number on them !!! HTH

 

[Scuba Dog]

Add a large angel, emperor, regal. Either one of those fish would eat them like popcorn.

 

[A. Grandis]

Go to your local club or LFS and trade.
They could frag it and sell, while you could score a nice rock with polyps, or many different frags.

Grandis.