What's Happening
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parasite is possible. there are so many of them, many of which are TINY.
id wait a day to see if they get better. seeing how they are all in a line, it looks to me like a hermit or a snail just passed over them
if they dont get better in a few days, an iodine dip may benefit.
just watch them closely and see if they get better soon.
id wait a day to see if they get better. seeing how they are all in a line, it looks to me like a hermit or a snail just passed over them
if they dont get better in a few days, an iodine dip may benefit.
just watch them closely and see if they get better soon.
OK you have a zoa rock.
Here are the steps for acclimating the rocks when you buy them...
1. Make a container of tank water large enough to hold the zoa rock.
2. Add 6 drops of LUGOL'S iodide/iodine and 6-8 drops of Flatworm EXIT
3. Place rock in container for 20 minutes. (purchase rock and container should be at room temp)
4. Use high powered L.E.D. light to inspect rock for NUDIBRANCHS/SNAILS/CRABS
5. The predators above will be very tricky to see. You will need to check between each polyp.
6. Lastly check for white egg rings or clusters on polyp walls(sides). If you see them scrape them off!!! These eggs will hatch into new parasitic predators!!!
7. Vigourously shake rock in container water and check it again!
8. Make another solution of water and meds and dip for another 15 minutes.
9. Inspect one last time and be sure that you see nothing that can be removed.
10. Add rock to your tank.
The pic illustrates irratated zoas. Nudibranchs are the likely cause. They will match the color of the zoas and be hard to see. Remove the rock and do the dips.
Add a 6 line wrasse to the tank. It will help.
Zoas should be open all at once or else there is a problem. Keep an eye on them.
Here is a link to the predators...
http://zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384
Here are the steps for acclimating the rocks when you buy them...
1. Make a container of tank water large enough to hold the zoa rock.
2. Add 6 drops of LUGOL'S iodide/iodine and 6-8 drops of Flatworm EXIT
3. Place rock in container for 20 minutes. (purchase rock and container should be at room temp)
4. Use high powered L.E.D. light to inspect rock for NUDIBRANCHS/SNAILS/CRABS
5. The predators above will be very tricky to see. You will need to check between each polyp.
6. Lastly check for white egg rings or clusters on polyp walls(sides). If you see them scrape them off!!! These eggs will hatch into new parasitic predators!!!
7. Vigourously shake rock in container water and check it again!
8. Make another solution of water and meds and dip for another 15 minutes.
9. Inspect one last time and be sure that you see nothing that can be removed.
10. Add rock to your tank.
The pic illustrates irratated zoas. Nudibranchs are the likely cause. They will match the color of the zoas and be hard to see. Remove the rock and do the dips.
Add a 6 line wrasse to the tank. It will help.
Zoas should be open all at once or else there is a problem. Keep an eye on them.
Here is a link to the predators...
http://zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384
I would think that you can set your coral on a table top for a while and just let whatever is crawling around on it "leave" in search of a wetter environment.
Corals can spend hours above the tideline at low tide in some areas. I know a fella who goes to aquarium shows and is a member of the frag exchange. He says they have thier corals sitting out for long periods of time...cutting frags for folks...with no harm to them at all.
He gave me a few corals recently and when I brought them home I had them setting on the table as I was getting things ready.....and an incredible amount of little brittle stars that I had not seen were starting to crawl out of the coral. I would think that any harmful critter hiding in any coral..would do the same thing. Makes it that much easier to locate and get rid of them. Those corals were out of water for at least an hour...from the time he took them out of his tank and I put them in mine. They were wrapped in damp newspaper for the trip.
Of course....that wouldn't work for any eggs from anything that might be on them.
Corals can spend hours above the tideline at low tide in some areas. I know a fella who goes to aquarium shows and is a member of the frag exchange. He says they have thier corals sitting out for long periods of time...cutting frags for folks...with no harm to them at all.
He gave me a few corals recently and when I brought them home I had them setting on the table as I was getting things ready.....and an incredible amount of little brittle stars that I had not seen were starting to crawl out of the coral. I would think that any harmful critter hiding in any coral..would do the same thing. Makes it that much easier to locate and get rid of them. Those corals were out of water for at least an hour...from the time he took them out of his tank and I put them in mine. They were wrapped in damp newspaper for the trip.
Of course....that wouldn't work for any eggs from anything that might be on them.