What do dying zoanthids look like?

[aquadonkey]

I have some zoas that have been sorely abused by a) the urchin and b) the pistol shrimp.
They've been moved to (hopefully) a safer spot, but some of them are looking pretty bad. Besides not opening, they also seem to be doing quite a bit of sliming.
1) Does this pose a danger to tank in general?
2) Some of the polyps in the colony are okay - should I try to separate them from the sick ones?

Thanks as usual......

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

well.... where are the zoanthid experts?

general info: sliming is bad. See if you can blow slime away and (assuming environmental conditions are ideal) look for a pred.

 

[toddmh]

not a expert,but I do not think a dying zoa polyp's would harm the tank(as in chemical release)

The colony is stressed now,I would not mess with it..a dying polyp will melt away most of the time..)

 

[toddmh]

Lizz ..go to the zoa forum ans ask the same questions there..those guys (well some) know their zoas..