Bouncing zoa?

Jr'sReef · Feb 4, 2019

So about two weeks ago I noticed this zoa bubbling up. Not sure the name of it but does this happen? Nothing new added to the tank in maybe 3 months.

James M · Feb 4, 2019

zoanthid umbrella syndrome. Can be caused by lighting changes or changes in water chemistry

Jr'sReef · Feb 5, 2019

Bump for more opinions

dbjonesjr · Feb 5, 2019

what the heck

Jr'sReef · Feb 5, 2019

That’s what I’m saying

Kremis · Feb 5, 2019

sell them $1000 pp bounce zoas lol

never seen this before. were they like that when you bought them?

Geebs19 · Feb 5, 2019

James M said:
zoanthid umbrella syndrome. Can be caused by lighting changes or changes in water chemistry

Pretty accurate from what it looks to me.

Halal Hotdog · Feb 5, 2019

Nothing good happens after zoas umbrella like that. Have had beautiful colonies melt shortly after that. All I could account it to was light and running very low nutrients. After both were corrected didn't see it again.

Jr'sReef · Feb 5, 2019

Looked up umbrella syndrome and really can’t say it’s that. All my zoas are acting normal. Just this colony that’s doing this. They react normal to touch.
If you look closely it’s got bubbles or bounce even in the disks not just the tentacles. It’s pretty wild.
The zoas have a puffed appearance not a folded skirt type appearance.

Jr'sReef · Feb 5, 2019

Maybe @joshporksandwich can help a fellow Hialeah friend out.

Kremis · Feb 5, 2019

I thought we were talking about the skirts bouncing and not the umbrella thing? the skirt does not usually bounce when they umbrella

danschoenherr · Feb 5, 2019

Had the same thing happen with a single frag.......just the skirt and no umbrella affect. It was surrounded with same type zoa frags, but was the only one to do this.

Jr'sReef · Feb 5, 2019

danschoenherr said:
Had the same thing happen with a single frag.......just the skirt and no umbrella affect. It was surrounded with same type zoa frags, but was the only one to do this.

What was the outcome?

danschoenherr · Feb 6, 2019

Jr'sReef said:
What was the outcome?

It ramained that wa y for about 3 months and then started to recede. Portions of the skirt are still a bit puffy and not normal looking.

Jr'sReef · Feb 7, 2019

danschoenherr said:
It ramained that wa y for about 3 months and then started to recede. Portions of the skirt are still a bit puffy and not normal looking.

Interesting ....