Risky purchase!?!

[NanoMan16]

These don’t look too healthy or am I just being paranoid? Just bought them today. They where mystery zoa’s so no clue what color yet. But for $5 a chunk worth the gamble. Wait and see or get them out now?

 

[Dcal]

These don’t look too healthy or am I just being paranoid? Just bought them today. They where mystery zoa’s so no clue what color yet. But for $5 a chunk worth the gamble. Wait and see or get them out now?

Someone definatly knows more than me bc idk what I'm looking at here but id say
1. did you dip
2. if I had an extra tank id huck them in there

 

[Jekyl]

I wouldn't worry. Leave them alone. I've had zoas and palys come back from the dead.

 

[Jedi1199]

Looks like shipping stress to me.. Were they open when you saw them in the store?

 

[NanoMan16]

Looks like shipping stress to me.. Were they open when you saw them in the store?

Nope still closed. My LFS just cut the massive rock up to sell earlier today. Couldn’t pass up 3 chunks of this for $15. Lol.

 

[Jedi1199]

Nope still closed. My LFS just cut the massive rock up to sell earlier today. Couldn’t pass up 3 chunks of this for $15. Lol.

I wouldn't worry then.

Unfortunately, I don't know what they are so I can't advise you on placement. If it were me, I would put them into a quiet spot in my tank till they open and I could get some positive IDs on them and then place them accordingly.

 

[NanoMan16]

I wouldn't worry then.

Unfortunately, I don't know what they are so I can't advise you on placement. If it were me, I would put them into a quiet spot in my tank till they open and I could get some positive IDs on them and then place them accordingly.

They are Zoa’s that’s all I know. Some look orange some look red other than that I don’t know either...lol.

 

[rockdiver]

I would put them on the bottom and wait they will open up probably tomorrow
They just went thru alot and are not happy

 

[jimc40]

Looks like it has a large vermatid snail on left side of pic I would super glue that sucker

 

[dedragon]

They are Zoa’s that’s all I know. Some look orange some look red other than that I don’t know either...lol.

did you dip them?

 

[NanoMan16]

Looks like it has a large vermatid snail on left side of pic I would super glue that sucker

That’s actually part of the rock. I thought the same thing and went at it with tweezers. Nope solid like rock.

 

[rockdiver]

How does it look today

 

[NanoMan16]

How does it look today

Not as slimy looking but still closed up. I’ve seen coral close up, but these guys are flexed out...lol. The other 2 chunks I bought are starting to open up little by little.

 

[NanoMan16]

How does it look today

 

[rockdiver]

Well only time will tell it may take a few days or so