New Zoas Not Opening

Roboson · Mar 27, 2016

I got some Zoas shipped to me about four days ago, but the shopping took longer than expected. Some are on a frag and others are on a bit of live rock, but none have opened yet. Anything I should do?

MikeyAl · Mar 27, 2016

Pics?

Roboson · Mar 27, 2016

Here is a pic under all the lights and a pic under just the blue LEDs.

MikeyAl · Mar 27, 2016

Not sure there is much you can do. Those don't look good. How long did shipping take?

Roboson · Mar 27, 2016

About 3 days. They went out on Tuesday and I got them in the tank by Friday around noon.

MikeyAl · Mar 27, 2016

That's a long time. Especially if it is either hot or cold.

MikeyAl · Mar 27, 2016

Sorry. I don't know what you can do. Others please chime in. Maybe move them up closer to light.

twilliard · Mar 27, 2016

Maybe more light but one thing to note is to not disturb them much.
What did you do for the acclimation process?
In 3 days the water temp will be a major factor.

JACK50REEF · Mar 27, 2016

Let it be. See if they open up after 2-3 weeks. If they don't, try doing a coral dip. You should be fine. They either were neglected from the previous owner, or the shipment went wrong.

Roboson · Mar 27, 2016

For acclimation I put them in a bucket with their shipping water and added some water from my tank periodically for bout an hour and a half maybe two hours. Then I let it sit and the temps equalize for a while and then I put them in the tank. I was worried about them so I wanted to get them in as soon as possible.

Roboson · Mar 27, 2016

A tiny one on the live rock opened today, but none on the zoa frag. So, there's hope for my Zoas yet.

joshporksandwich · Mar 28, 2016

They look very bad. Just keep the frag and hopefully one or 2 make it. No oxygen in the water for 3 days and temp probably messed them up. Hopefully some make it back.

MikeyAl · Apr 2, 2016

Roboson said:
I got some Zoas shipped to me about four days ago, but the shopping took longer than expected. Some are on a frag and others are on a bit of live rock, but none have opened yet. Anything I should do?

Any progress?

Roboson · Apr 18, 2016

Yes! I have two open Zoas on a live rock that came with the frag. All the Zoas on the frags never opened and just sorta fell apart. Unfortunately, two very small polyps is not what I was hoping for. It's a real shame.