Colure loss of zoatis

[Girish23]

I have green zoatis i added in the tank after 2 month he geting her colure loss and he complete loss his green colur until now after 5 month it i s not recover at all. I tried to extra dose of iodine but nothing found any diffrance on zoantis but my this zoatis growth r very good but no colouration new pollyps to what should i do .?

 

[nex64]

For us to help guide you in anyway, let's start with your parameters and lighting/tank set up

 

[Girish23]

Alk 7 cal 440ppm phophate and nitrarate close to 0 i use maxspect 160 watt 420r 20000k light on it

 

[nex64]

Where are the zoos located in your tank?
Do you have an idea of your Mg?

 

[Girish23]

It is mentend about level of between 1400 ppm aprox my zoa are on sand bed near the rock his colonyes are growing on the rock to .

 

[nex64]

so your magnesium is at 1400+ correct?

 

[Girish23]

Ya it is 1400+

 

[nex64]

Do you have a picture of the zoos in question ?

 

[Girish23]

I dont have latest pic but i have older one

 

[nex64]

Most recent will help us decipher what the issue may be

 

[Girish23]

this is the one i have now it take 10 day befor

 

[Girish23]

U can clearliy see the no colure on coral collonyes

 

[nex64]

Oh that looks like an easy solution

 

[nex64]

Frag the green polyps off the main colony. Those huge palys are probably shadowing it too much

 

[Girish23]

Plz tel me the solution of it

 

[Girish23]

Tel me in detailing because i m new in this hobby and i dont know how to frag

 

[nex64]

Just so you don't have to read tons of steps here , id suggest you you tube or google "safely fragging palythoas and zoanthids"

From there you can gather the necessary materials to frag the polyps you need to save and relocate.

Ultimately, your zoos are losing color because the palys next to them are competing for light and clearly winning the battle lol

 

[nex64]

My God of war palys were doing this to many of my zoanthids before I had to trim back

 

[Girish23]

If i cut that colured one that any risk on it .and my zoantid gets colur back .

 

[nex64]

There is always risk when fragging , you just have to make sure your cuts are nice and clean and on the right part of the skin matting and not on the polyp or anything like that. It's fairly easy to be honest. Just wear gloves and protective eyewear.
You'll need some super glue gel to put it on a frag plug or rubble rock. Additionally, you can give the fresh cut polyps a iodine bath before placing them back in the tank. They love that stuff.