Official Melting Zoa/Paly Poll

[lps1212]

well after trying to frag my 6 polyp frag of darth mauls i came home today to see a plug of only glue so there goes my 80 dollar frag and as for the sopranos a friend of mines has been trying to frag me a single polyp frag for quite some time now with no success so those 2 zoas are notorious melters

 

[Akwarius]

6 polyps of dm for $80 is a pretty good deal!

For those of you who like darth maul but are afraid of them melting, give the hardier "spackled red var." a try.

 

[Lowsingle]

The JF bloodshots were melters for me......they grew fast and just as fast they all melted away......they are by far the most finicky zoas I have had.....

cheers,
Darren

Dang I forgot to put bloodshots, wows, and pink elephants on the list. Pink elephants do well for me, wows melt, and I've never had bloodshots but I hear they're finicky.

 

[Akwarius]

yeah I've heard that about the bloodshots, but ive never tried them myself. I thought they resembled "lotus eaters", which are a GUARANTEED melt for me.

 

[Akwarius]

Wow- already 11 sopranos melted! Theres more aquacultured frags of them out there than I thought.

 

[jiffy]

bam bams are also a strong grower for me.. but lunars are the worst for me or maybe the first 2 frags i bought.. cuz i have a new frag now that i picked up at a frag swap about a month ago, they havent grown too much but they havent melted or closed yet either.. *fingers crossed*

 

[bumpkin]

Sounds crazy but i cant keep tubs blues alive to save my life....the original orange mauls were growing like crazy but had lost most of the black in them so i droped them 3in lower in the tank and they closed never to open again....the red ones are tough as nails cant frag or abuse them enough

 

[xmetalfan99]

6 polyps of dm for $80 is a pretty good deal!

For those of you who like darth maul but are afraid of them melting, give the hardier "spackled red var." a try.

I heard from a friend that the campfires were hardier as well and resembled the darthmuals a bit as well.

Yup, lots of people with melted sopranos out there.

 

[Akwarius]

Bumpkin, maybe you zoas are getting too much light?

xmetal, I've never heard that campfires are hardier. Maybe someone could chime in who has had experience with them.

 

[Steve Hwang]

My blue hornets melted away. Sad day...

 

[bexarhunt]

How about adding rastas to the list? I insist on trying again though so waiting for them to come in! Could there be a hardier strain than others? I don't seem to have problems with many others.

 

[Akwarius]

How about adding rastas to the list? I insist on trying again though so waiting for them to come in! Could there be a hardier strain than others? I don't seem to have problems with many others.

I agree that rastas should be on the list. I honestly had never heard of them melting for people before reading this and the other recent thread. They've been aquacultured hroughout the hobby for a few years now.

 

[Wy Renegade]

I would say that Lunars should be on the list as well.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

I would say that Lunars should be on the list as well.

I had some really nice lunars melt on me as well...probably more my fault though since the stupid GSP was trying to cover them but i couldnt save them

 

[Akwarius]

I would say that Lunars should be on the list as well.

They definitely should have been included. I guess I just overlooked them because they are so common.

Do you find that lunars melt for you?

 

[Wy Renegade]

I've yet to successfully keep Lunars, tried several times. Recently aquired a chiller, curious to try some of my "melters" again to see if temp stability played a large or small role.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

I've yet to successfully keep Lunars, tried several times. Recently aquired a chiller, curious to try some of my "melters" again to see if temp stability played a large or small role.

Well im glad i am not the only one on lunars...i really thought they were a pretty easy zoa

 

[Wy Renegade]

Well im glad i am not the only one on lunars...i really thought they were a pretty easy zoa

I don't think so, I think they tend to come in really often, so they appear to be pretty common. I know several die-hard zoa keepers who have said they really can't keep these from melting.

 

[ScottyMcReefer]

Sc orange rainbows.... i almost tossed my tank out the window after losing these.....2 Days after becoming Tyree

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[ScottyMcReefer]

Also i agree on Rastas. I noticed one grows and the one it grew off of melts. Idk why, but it remains a mystery.

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