Zoa going south

[shaggydoo541]

The Blasto definitely is not but the Hammer stings the colony all the time and has been for several months. The weirdest part is that the decline started in a part of the colony that is not being stung and the other colony that went down is not being stung at all.

I may have to do this but it looks like the decline is slowing in this second colony (as it did in the first). The destruction was pretty extreme (75% so far) but I'm hoping the second follow the firsts example and leaves a few polyps unscathed.

 

[Reef Junkie]

It's possible that the frog sends out it's game face sweepers when the lights go out. They can be seriously long and deadly.

 

[shaggydoo541]

I've monitored and it doesn't. Its a fairly harmless little frag that I've had for over a year. It doesn't grow and it doesn't shrink. Just sits there around the same size and I've looked dozens of times for these 'sweepers' I've heard about, but they are never there. Plus if it was sending out long stingers there are other corals nearby as well that should show signs I would think.

 

[Reef Junkie]

I hear ya.
It looks tough, but can you move the colony?

 

[shaggydoo541]

I'm afraid to. The rock this colony is on is supporting the second largest rock in my tank. My formation has two main rocks in un upside down V supporting several smaller rocks above (with SPS zoas etc on them). If I move this colony I'm afraid I'll knock out the right leg of the upsidedown V, which also happens to be supporting my PH and complete right side of the tank. If that makes any sense.

 

[Reef Junkie]

That's rough. I have a zoa rock that is supporting a very large piece too.
Not much you can do about that.