rip darth mauls

[zoajunkie83]

2 darth mauls which was on the hunt for about a year, finally got them, melted away, idk everything else awesome but them not so much. Dont get it sometimes. Well search for another I guess!

 

[Masgatigata]

I never have any luck with them. I've tried twice. I've read that they like colder running tanks.

 

[zoajunkie83]

I keep mine at 75 to 78, idk

 

[Mr. D]

Are these the darts maul zoas? If so, I keep mine in 80 degree water.

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[zoajunkie83]

Mabey its my temp, didnt like it, well will try one more time and hope for the best

 

[afamousjohnson]

I have heard a lot of peeps having them melt away?? I run 78 and mine are all good just not growing and its been some time. I have cut at least 60-80 new polyps off my pink n goods next to them over the same time frame.

 

[nelson.jdautobody]

thats wierd...its been one of the most resilient pieces n my tank. i purchased a single paly at my lfs about 9-10months ago and its grown to about 23 palys now. i have had numerous issues ive dealt with from algea, high nitrates, even big temp swings and its been solid. it was a good mature paly when i first purchased it though. i also bought a single paly of space monster about 5-6months ago and its still the same as when i bought it(it was a small baby 1). get a healthy adult to start with, place it low in the tank

 

[nelson.jdautobody]

i cut a paly off to start a colony for fraggin and sale and i placed it on my frag rack at the top of the tank and it died in about a week. this one just seems to love the lower light at the very bottom rock in my tank and i even grows new palys into the shaded areas with still has decent color pop

 

[zoajunkie83]

I guess yoy are one of the lucky ones my friend, ive had nothing but success from everything else in the tank but this bad boy I guess was my match, was given by a friend and was opened at first but just gone, its fine, just find somebody selling one, lfs around here dont have high end zoas, only low end.

 

[Aqua fire/medic]

Darth maul morphs are very picky...... You could have 1 polyp grow into a nice mini colony over 6 months, then one day just start melting. This morph is many zoanthid keepers arch nemesis.

 

[zoajunkie83]

Gonna be mine , not sure if I should atempt again! Next is the search of a space monster. Hard to find though

 

[palygirl]

I seem to be able to grow the space monsters but not those mauls! I've tried 3 times, from 3 different sources... ugh!

 

[glb]

I have heard a lot of peeps having them melt away?? I run 78 and mine are all good just not growing and its been some time. I have cut at least 60-80 new polyps off my pink n goods next to them over the same time frame.

Zoas are funny. I have the same problem. Some grow quickly and I have some red ones that look find but haven't grown at all. Go figure.

 

[ugluk]

Mine have been growing slow but steady growing a new polyp every month starting with two and now I have around ten. It seems half of them are always closed now but have not had any melting. Its my favorite polyp. My Space Monsters have been growing like crazy.

 

[joshporksandwich]

on my tank i had 1 colony in the middle that grew to 40+ in 5-6 months and when i put new tunzes they all melted 2nd colony very high on the right side of my tank It grows 1 baby a month but they're steady and super beautiful. Darth mauls are melters to a lot of people i don't know if they have a timer and at certain time they all melt but a few.

 

[zoajunkie83]

well im gonna hold off again on mauls, but in search of a space monster!!!

 

[Emoney]

ive had them 3 pervious times and lost them. Ones I have now are about 9-10 months old and doing well! (keeping fingers crossed)

 

[zoajunkie83]

awesome, good for you, keep up what your doing!!!