Damaged Zoa

[FishyDP]

A few days ago I found one of my zoa frags (not sure of name, red with green skirt) face down in my aragonite sandbed. When I went to pick it up I accidentally pushed/grinded into the sand pretty hard. Now the colors are "bleeding"..specifically the centers have developed a blackish color and they dont look good. Do zoa colors recover, and turn back to normal after awhile? I can't seem to get a good picture of them to show exactly what they look like..needless to say I now superglue ALL frags to my LR

 

[geddavis]

I have had a few zoas fall into my sand bed and the ones that turned black died but ones without damedge made it. I would suggest an anti bacterial bath and clean off the algae and non zoa growth.

 

[DharkaronReef]

This happens all the time to my zoas. My fishes or snails knock my zoas down to the sandbed flipped over. They will slowly recover as long as some polyps are not damaged. The ones that may be damaged, gently brush the closed polyps with your finger or turkey base to see if it’s still alive. Normally, if the polyp is dead, the polyps will melt away when you apply contact. I hope this helps.

 

[geddavis]

Also make sure to wear gloves