eggs on zoas?

[autoponicz]

hi....new guy here.....
i was reccomended here....and im already liking this site.....

i really need some help with one of my fire and ice colonies...any info would be appreciated...

i noticed my zoo colonies have half thier polyps close today...upon closer inspection i found chunks of eggs on the inside of the colony.....would anyone have an idea what kinda creature would lay thier eggs on the corals.....should i try to remove the eggs or let them be.....half my zoo colony seems stressed and arent open....what to do.!

 

[autoponicz]

anyone?

 

[reefboy]

are those eggs or a sponge looks like sponge from pic but either way scrape off id use eithier a scapal if you have a steady hand or somthin thin but dull then do a dip in a solution of lugals and saltwater at 1 drop per cup of water for 5 min.

 

[dc_909]

Sponge

 

[autoponicz]

it could be a sponge .....i have no idea what it can be...

can i use something dull and scrape it off....dip it in r/o water and put it back in the tank....i dont have lugols ...

 

[Kigs!]

did it appear overnight? give it a try with r/o and see if anything falls off that way you can eliminate the possibility of any predators present in that colony.

 

[autoponicz]

i took the zoa rock out of the water and the sponge/eggs seem to melt off leaving a clear layer.....i cleaned it the best i could and used some tank water and dipped it in r/o water....im gonna leave these guys in the sump and see how they are in the morning...thanks for all the help guys...i hope they will be okay.......i

 

[autoponicz]

thanks kigs for hooking me up with this site..

 

[Kigs!]

keep us updated on how they look and
:welcome:

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Hey I am up late doing some site work and just wanted to stop in and say Welcome to CZ! I hope you get your zoa problems resolved.

 

[jandlms]

Try a squirt bottle filled with RO water for cleaning the remains off. I find that more pressure can be generated than with a turkey baster and the zoos don't seem to mind at all. It also works well for nudis after a freshwater dip[.

 

[autoponicz]

thats for evryones help.....its sitting in my sump for now....i been checking it periotically but they are still closed....i will reply in a few days.....

thanks for the warm welcomes!

 

[Scribe]

I've had some luck with a hydrogen peroxide/ RO/di dip....use a small amount of H2o2.

 

[brandon85]

I've had some luck with a hydrogen peroxide/ RO/di dip....use a small amount of H2o2.

This is from 2007

 

[tuna_bullet]

i just remove sponge with tweezers works great