ripped zoas by accident

[traveldrop]

i have a frag that has been reproducing rapidly and i wanted to move them and did not see that some polyps were connected and rip them by accident what should i do

 

[Sharkbait19]

Hard to make out in the pic. Is the whole polyp destroyed or just part of the foot. Zoas are pretty tough so some may come back, but there will likely be some die off.

 

[traveldrop]

Hard to make out in the pic. Is the whole polyp destroyed or just part of the foot. Zoas are pretty tough so some may come back, but there will likely be some die off.

in the picture in the back is the whole colony and in the place we’re they were originally there are some ripped polyps some of them have a ripped off foot others just chunks

 

[FishOkay]

Wouldn't worry too much I've accidentally done it a few times on a couple different zoa colonies and they have survived.

 

[vetteguy53081]

They are resilient in this matter and should heal

 

[TheTruTaric]

i did something similar, but if it's back on the rock and they should sort themselves out. Most likely won't fully open where damage is for a week or so. Its possible damage or fragging can stunt growth or not no guarantees. Don't worry

 

[Uncle99]

I rip them off my glass by hand.
No worries, just replant where ya want, they grow back fast.

 

[moz71]

No worries I rip them all the time even small fragments grow into colonies