Black speck crawling on Zoa??

[AmatuerAuer]

Hi,

I have a 120gallon mixed reef. Many many zoas and they are all growing and thriving...

However..

I have one small frag (2 heads) that was bumped off its frag plug and reglued. Since then it has not reopened which I assume is because of the jostling and/or the glue at the base. It has been on there for about a week.

Over the week I have kept an eye on it and now I am noticing a black speck or two (no more than 2-3) that are crawling slowly over the closed zoa. I gave it a dip in ReVive and put it back and they are still there. I have googled around looking for an answer and seen many people asking but NO ONE has given an explanation on what this is..

Two questions:
- How long can a zoa frag that small live without opening?
- What the heck is this small mite sized black speck on the zoa? Its not a spider and I have never seen a pod like this either..

All other zoa's are doing just fine.

Any help would be appreciated!

-AA

 

[KJ]

Pic help ID you problem

 

[AmatuerAuer]

Here's the problem with that haha

 

[AmatuerAuer]

It's not as large as the dark patch in this photo but you can barely see it on the end

 

[AmatuerAuer]

Nothin?

 

[KJ]

Hard to see from this pictures.

 

[AmatuerAuer]

Picture a mite sized black spec, that can move and is always found on the top of the closed zoa

 

[KJ]

Fresh Water dip my help?

 

[ZoaCollector]

Freshwater dip will probably kill the frag, that is if it's not already too late. The black speck is probably a pod of some kind eating the dying zoa.
Dipping in coral rx pro and shaking the frag usually knocks off pods.

 

[AmatuerAuer]

Yeah it's not opening and hasn't for a while. What does a zoa do when it dies? Just shrivel, not open and disintegrate?

 

[ZoaCollector]

Yeah it's not opening and hasn't for a while. What does a zoa do when it dies? Just shrivel, not open and disintegrate?

For the most part yes..