IS this fungus, or predation ?

rpogge2 · Sep 15, 2007

Or possibly just too much flow?
They are in a lower flow area, I did just upgrade my powerheads to about 4x more flow, but other zoas are fine in higher flow areas.

I believe they are "Pink Mantis" Zoas.

See how the rim of the polyp is white at the top, and some look to be starting to be "pinched off" at the head?

Only the back half of the colony opens, the front half usualy stays just barly open, to all the way closed as you can see int he pic, has been about 4 days now since this happened, which was incedentaly exactly when I switched powerheads.

Dip them ?????????????

I dont see anythign preying ont hem, doesnt mean they aren't tho.

Ryan

jessp · Sep 15, 2007

IMO the polyps look clean and healthy, i'd be it has to do w/ the flow, in the first pic it seems like them are all leaning to the left, are they being hit w/ flow from the right?

FateX8 · Sep 15, 2007

yeah i dont see anything wrong with them either other then being closed

Hypertek99 · Sep 15, 2007

zoo's love flow. They look healthy to me also maybe still adjusting to your new powerheads???

Reef Goddess · Sep 16, 2007

Agreed. I have several of my zoos in high flow and it took them a few weeks to fully adjust and open all the way. It took them even longer to adjust to my T5's.

rpogge2 · Sep 17, 2007

Shrinking now. the back half of colony is closing also.

Azurel · Sep 17, 2007

What are the parameters of your tank.......I know alot of time that it is thought that because there are other colonies doing OK that under certain parameters that all should be well......I have had what would be good parameters and have had issues with certain morphs while all the rest were fine. I would then tweek what ever was low or on the low end of good and they would come back......Alk is a big one with zoas....

rpogge2 · Sep 18, 2007

params are fine. 1.025sg 80deg 8.3ph 11dkh 380ca all the bad crap 0 or <5ppm

rpogge2 · Sep 18, 2007

Getting worse, still not look like fungus ?

Azurel · Sep 18, 2007

Ca is a bit low but all does look fine......I think I would dip in some Furan2, the brown tissue looks like it might have an bactrial infection or might be a fungle infection. I would say that the brown is something and looks to have spread to other polyps.....

rpogge2 · Sep 18, 2007

alright Ill go get some furan2 and give them a dip.
hope its not too late, I probably should have just dipped them when they first started closing up as a precaution.

rpogge2 · Sep 18, 2007

lfs didnt have any furan2. my choices are Furanase, Maracyn, or Tetracycline. Will any of those work?

Ryan

fishes2889 · Sep 18, 2007

I purchased mine online, cant remember the name of the site though, google it and you will see.

revhtree · Sep 18, 2007

How are they tonight?

rpogge2 · Sep 19, 2007

Bad. I cut a coupel I thought were salvagable off, and dipped them in Tetracycline(for bacteria), and then a few hours later in Mayacin(4 fungus). WIll see what happens.

will post pics if they open up tommorow.

msman825 · Sep 19, 2007

Dr fosters has it= liveaquaria.com

rpogge2 · Sep 20, 2007

R.i.p

Azurel · Sep 20, 2007

That suck man......Sorry...

killingseed2000 · Sep 27, 2007

sorry for your lose i have had many die that way. i wanted to bring up maybe another thread would be better. red slime remover ? wouldnt that help in these type of matter? question i have had for a couple months now. i cant get rid of cyano from my tank. thought maybe my lights.......give me a min i'll get to the point. hehehe . my light are new and i still have the problem will be upgrading my ro next.

but due to the red slime i have had to dose my tank with some kind of red slime treament. i have had a couple frag look badly with what looked like a fungies infection of some type. brownish maybe little green like film covering my zoa's but next day after the dosing they where opening right up where they where closed for 3 maybe 4 days before i doesed. this seems too have happen a couple times and with the same results as i have been living with red slime for a many many months

i do have iodine and furan 2 unopen. i have used the iodine for checking rocks for unwanted guests and got the furan 2 to try out. have yet just got it.

maybe i am wrong in some way but also was wondering what was the main
Ingredient in red slime remover?

rpogge2 · Sep 28, 2007

killingseed2000 said:
maybe i am wrong in some way but also was wondering what was the main
Ingredient in red slime remover?

Duno, but I know its not that great to dose your tank with it.
If you have a cyano(red slime) problem, you need to check your nutrient levels, and correct them.