My zoa's color fell off

[ChristopherKriens]

I was moving a frag of bam bams this evening under the actinics and after I set it down on some rock and picked it back up, I noticed that some of the orange came off. The polyps opened back up and didn't look any worse for the wear. Ever seen this before?

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[bct15]

I don't see any polyp's in the pic but if your talking about the orange spots on the rocks that is coralline algae.

 

[ChristopherKriens]

The orange spots are where the polyps were set down. It wasn't there before I set them down and I was able to brush it off with my finger. Just thought it was strange.

 

[joshporksandwich]

That's normal. It's like if the zoas wear make up. If you touch it the color comes off. It happens a lot when you frag. After a week or so the color comes back so don't worry.

 

[Duffam3434]

Thats Stange I havnt seen this yet. But glad Josh knew. Ive been learning a ton on this site!!

 

[joshporksandwich]

Thats Stange I havnt seen this yet. But glad Josh knew. Ive been learning a ton on this site!!

Get a zoa and run your finger through it so you can experience it 1st hand. Your finger will be neon on the blue lights lol.

 

[fishmommy]

Gloves!


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