My first zoas ! Rasta frag

[Oldsman]

Picked up a 4 polyp frag from a local reefer , really excited to see them open up. Their Rastas , wanted something really colorful for my 1st

 

[Doh Boy]

Beautiful! Looks like the seller threw in a free vermetid snail too!

 

[Oldsman]

Thanks , hopefully the snails not trouble lol

Beautiful! Looks like the seller threw in a free vermetid snail too!

 

[Oldsman]

Yikes , thanks for pointing that pest out . Sounds like I can super glue over its tube like apstasia and kill it off .

 

[Doh Boy]

Yikes , thanks for pointing that pest out . Sounds like I can super glue over its tube like apstasia and kill it off .

Definitely you can put glue over the end of it or just remove with a tool.

 

[Oldsman]

I'll post a few pics once it opens up, figure a few days to settle in

 

[Smokeshow]

Nice. My first zoas were eagle eyes. Just got a 2 polyp rasta frag last week. Took about 2 days for them to open up

 

[Oldsman]

Nice. My first zoas were eagle eyes. Just got a 2 polyp rasta frag last week. Took about 2 days for them to open up

Thanks ! I was looking at eagle eyes , ended up buying these and a pair of Mandarin orange polyps too. I have scramble eggs, and purple hearts coming Friday

 

[LegendaryCG]

Make sure you dip that thing in iodine.

 

[Oldsman]

Make sure you dip that thing in iodine.

Okay ill have to get some and give it a soak. I was so excited when it arrived I didn't look it over...new to zoas . Thanks I appreciate tip

 

[LegendaryCG]

Okay ill have to get some and give it a soak. I was so excited when it arrived I didn't look it over...new to zoas . Thanks I appreciate tip

Yea you don’t want to import pests into your tank and I can see them on that picture. It’s amazing what you cant see with your naked eyes. I bought 10 new zoa today that all looked like they were on brand new frag plugs and after dipping my bowl was filled with worms/pods/etc.

 

[Oldsman]

Just use iodine from drug store and mix about color of ice tea ive read ? I have a few more coming from tsa so I'll be ready
Thanks again

 

[LegendaryCG]

Just use iodine from drug store and mix about color of ice tea ive read ? I have a few more coming from tsa so I'll be ready
Thanks again

You can use medical iodine, but most people will recommend a coral product. I use reef dip coz it’s what was available locally. Bayer insect killer is also popular. I’d recommend reading about coral dipping because it’s no fun to get a new coral that has something on it that eats 2/3rds of your tank. There’s exceptions to this that I will break my own rules for. If I’m buying acros from a reputable vendor I don’t dip those because it stresses them, or if I’m familiar with the vendors process. But cheap coral from local places or hobbiests *****ALWAYS DIP****.