What can I do about this?

[rosscozoa]

Iv dipped in detol so far

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[tampasnooker]

Furan 2 might be helpful. 1 packet in a cup or so of water. Dip for about 10 min. I like it nice and yellow for the dip.

 

[grwilson]

I would cut tweezer the affected polyps off first. Give it 24 hrs of shade in the tank, then dip. At this point, you are trying to save the colony from the fungus spreading.

 

[rosscozoa]

Any idea what could have caused it

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[rosscozoa]

Furan 2 isn't easy to get hold of in UK, would a peroxide or detol dip help at all?

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[tampasnooker]

You might make a 10% solution of peroxide in s/w - provided it's 3% peroxide. That's what we get at the pharmacy in the States. It looks like a "japanese deepwater" that I recently picked up - which means it is going to like cooler water and higher flow than most. "japanese deepwaters" like fruit loops, LA lakers are notorious melters when they are fresh. They are tidepool and shallow water species from Taiwan. White fungus is common with those ones. If the affected polyps are squishy or empty inside, then cut them out. I haven't tested this theory yet, but I suspect you might get some UV sterilization by putting the colony out in the sun for a little while. Search for a thread (I think it's on here, too) called native zoanthids of Taiwan for habitat info. I would think a tidepool species would be a good candidate for solar cleansing.

 

[rosscozoa]

You might make a 10% solution of peroxide in s/w - provided it's 3% peroxide. That's what we get at the pharmacy in the States. It looks like a "japanese deepwater" that I recently picked up - which means it is going to like cooler water and higher flow than most. "japanese deepwaters" like fruit loops, LA lakers are notorious melters when they are fresh. They are tidepool and shallow water species from Taiwan. White fungus is common with those ones. If the affected polyps are squishy or empty inside, then cut them out. I haven't tested this theory yet, but I suspect you might get some UV sterilization by putting the colony out in the sun for a little while. Search for a thread (I think it's on here, too) called native zoanthids of Taiwan for habitat info. I would think a tidepool species would be a good candidate for solar cleansing.

Thanks for that, some usefull info there, Iv had the colony for a while, started with just a few heads

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[rosscozoa]

Putting them in the sun isn't really an option here in sunny England

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[tampasnooker]

My cousin posts sunny pics from Edinburgh at least once a month. You can't be that far off...

 

[tuna_bullet]

i would clean off really well.....and try to remove the effected area with a scalpe..(be careful of the zoa toxins wear eye protection and if you are skin sensitive wear rubber gloves) ..also i always recommend splitting yoour coclonies when you can, i try to have at least two colonies going all the time...good luck

 

[rosscozoa]

Ok, thanks for the advise, il see how I get on

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