Is this zoa pox?!

[ahiggins]

hello all!
I need help identifying this...they were open and I removed quite a bit of algae growing on them and then I see this. Little white spots.
I'm worried because I've spent a lot on a variety of zoas. These spots are on a pink zipper paly.

 

[ahiggins]

The algae looked like mini calupera. If that helps.

 

[cloak]

It's kind of hard to tell from that picture, but if it's not Zoa Pox then Spirorbid worms would be another possibility. Can you post another picture without the blues on?

That algae kind of looks like Bryopsis btw.

 

[ahiggins]

Better pic maybe

 

[ahiggins]

This was the algae taken off

 

[ahiggins]

Is does look like byropsis

 

[cloak]

Better pic maybe

From this picture it just looks like a few grains of sand are embedded in the stalk, which is actually quite common with Palythoas.

 

[ahiggins]

Are you sure!? I'm freaking out because I've spent hundreds on coral
The spirorbid worms not being harmful is giving me a little hope though. They're opening again, which is good.

 

[Pg513]

How's your single polyp zoa frag you were having problems with?

 

[ahiggins]

Aww it didn't make it. Guy fragged and shipped but at least he told me lol I'm getting a replacement. Told him to send in 2 weeks though...juuuust to be sure

 

[cobraz]

Not Zoa Pox... just encrusting organisms...no worries. Zoa Pox attach to the polyps top areas and they close and die with and without treatment. Sounds horrible.. but if you get a colony with it - remove it to save rest of tank and treat it in another tank or small tank. Past experience... it travels in the water column.
I have saved some.. but some die as well.

 

[ahiggins]

Thank you

 

[dwebb1031]

I had pox once, they honestly look like a pimple on the polyp. Paly's do bring in debris from their surrounding so that may be it. When I had pox the polyps started to deteriorate.

 

[ahiggins]

Thanks for all the info, is there any way to prevent it? I dip everything in coral rx before it goes into the tank