zoa pocks?

[Jim_Leyland]

how would zoas get them? i can't tell if this is sand on them or not, on the stems not the actuall polyp.. if it is sick what are the side affects? how harmful is it etc... heres some pics.. i can't find a good id for these so im gonna call them smiling zoas b/c if you look at em the are well ... smiling lol

 

[Indermark]

it sorta looks like the pox. go to www.zoaid.com to research further. I lost a lot of polyps in my small tank but have just recently started a new collection in my 75Gallon. I'm afraid to transfer the remaining corals I have in my 12gallon to the 75

Ryan

 

[aquarius77]

that looks more like a paly taking up sand as it grows, it looks healthy to me.

 

[Jim_Leyland]

thanks aquarius i posted these on another forum and thats what they said also.. any ideas why the paly's do this? .. what's the main difference between a zoa and a paly? just the size?

 

[Azurel]

IT helps give strength to the stolen(stalk), as they grow they will take up bits of sand and detritus and embed it in the tissue. P.Grandis does this as well that is why some of the palythoa species have a leathery feel to them. It also might help with deterring predators by making the outer tissue to hard to eat......

 

[Eklikewhoa]

My Paly's are like that too.