Zoa and Tang???

[jeffmdavis]

Hello all,
I just ordered some Zoa's and want to know if i am going to have problems? I have a Scopas (Brown) Tang. Will he kill the Zoas?

 

[MUCHO REEF]

I have never heard or read of them eating zoas. If they have, I stand corrected.

Mucho Reef

 

[geoxman]

I had a medium sized red sea sailfin that acquired a taste for my zoos and he was not just eating algae between the polyps, he was eating the whole polyps.
I had to give him to another reefer that did not have any.
I have had a yellow tang for almost a year and he is fine.
I think the key was that I did not keep enough nori in the tank for the sailfin too graze on.
I have also heard of hippo tangs eating zoos-but those fish are crazy anyway. Good luck!

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

I don't have a scopas, but i do have a sailfin,mimic,and hippo .(go ahead call the tang police!) I just make sure they get enough nori as "geoxman" suggests,so they don't need to look for something else.But nobody can tell for sure...just keep a close watch.....good luck

 

[itz frank]

my sailfin also seems to enjoy the taste of Zoa's. This only seems to occur when they don't have enough algae to eat.

 

[Brock Fluharty]

Does the poison in the zoas not hurt them? I have a baby hippo, and he does not eat my zoas, or even any macro in the tank. He is a very good hippo...

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8025906#post8025906 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Brock Fluharty
Does the poison in the zoas not hurt them? I have a baby hippo, and he does not eat my zoas, or even any macro in the tank. He is a very good hippo...

just becareful i hear they change their eatting habits as they get larger...i'm just waiting one nip and out he goes!

 

[hrstrnr]

I haven't had any problems with my tank, but agree, that one nip and he's bannished...

 

[nameissoftlover]

Has anyone had a Scopas switch to zoas?