Zoa skirt hidden. Need help

[k5reef]

Need help with my Sunkist Zoa. Since I bought if from a fellow reefer it hasn't shown its skirt. It has been a 2 weeks now in my tank. Though other zoas and softies seems to be thriving. Here's a pic. TIA

 

[TheEngineer]

I don't see any obvious signs of a pest on it. Might just not like the lighting and/or flow it is getting try a different spot.

 

[Dom]

I'm with TheEngineer; try a different location in the tank. Get it more light and better flow.

 

[BillyReefer]

I'm with TheEngineer; try a different location in the tank. Get it more light and better flow.

Is this always meaning it needs more light?

 

[Dom]

Is this always meaning it needs more light?

There is something about the environment where it currently sits that makes it less-than-happy. Maybe it's light. Maybe it's flow. Maybe it's both. But unlike anemones, these guys can't move about the tank on their own to find their happy place, so they need your help.

My experience with Zoas is that they do okay with less light, so I am inclined to think that yours is a flow issue.

 

[k5reef]

I don't see any obvious signs of a pest on it. Might just not like the lighting and/or flow it is getting try a different spot.

Thank you sir! It sit in a low flow are of my tank. I will try to move it to a higher flow and see what happens

 

[k5reef]

There is something about the environment where it currently sits that makes it less-than-happy. Maybe it's light. Maybe it's flow. Maybe it's both. But unlike anemones, these guys can't move about the tank on their own to find their happy place, so they need your help.

My experience with Zoas is that they do okay with less light, so I am inclined to think that yours is a flow issue.

Thank you sir! This is my first time having Zoas and I'm still learning how things work. I'll do as you said.

 

[NemHost]

In general, whenever you add a new coral to your tank place it at bottom and slowly acclimate to higher light. It just looks like it’s getting used to your tank. Do you have led? Did it come from a tank with t5? Sometimes when corals come from t5 or halide to an led tank it takes them some time to adjust

 

[k5reef]

In general, whenever you add a new coral to your tank place it at bottom and slowly acclimate to higher light. It just looks like it’s getting used to your tank. Do you have led? Did it come from a tank with t5? Sometimes when corals come from t5 or halide to an led tank it takes them some time to adjust

I'm using leds. It came from a fellow reefer who was about to quit, this particular zoa was placed in a frag rack mounted very high in his tank were it gets a ton of light he's using leds as well.
Does it take weeks to get acclimated to the new tank? And its getting pale a little bit what should i do?

 

[k5reef]

They looked like this as of now after placing them to a higher flow an more light

 

[DSC reef]

By the way they look I would move them to lower light for now. Zoas can handle flow pretty well. Even though they came from an led tank there's differences in spectrum and intensity from your tank to his.

 

[NemHost]

By the way they look I would move them to lower light for now. Zoas can handle flow pretty well. Even though they came from an led tank there's differences in spectrum and intensity from your tank to his.

Agree with DSC reef completely.
The reason I asked if it came from t5 to led is because those are more difficult transitions for corals but even from led to led it could be difficult on a coral since people keep different spectrums and intensities and that’s assuming that both led are the same exact model. Going from one brand of led to another is probably more stressful but not as bad as going from t5 to led. No matter the case, they need time to adjust and it could take many weeks in some cases. Best thing to do, as DSC reef suggests, is place them in lower light and slowly acclimate them.
Keep us posted.

 

[k5reef]

Agree with DSC reef completely.
The reason I asked if it came from t5 to led is because those are more difficult transitions for corals but even from led to led it could be difficult on a coral since people keep different spectrums and intensities and that’s assuming that both led are the same exact model. Going from one brand of led to another is probably more stressful but not as bad as going from t5 to led. No matter the case, they need time to adjust and it could take many weeks in some cases. Best thing to do, as DSC reef suggests, is place them in lower light and slowly acclimate them.
Keep us posted.

Thank you for your advice! I followed what everyone said and I'm glad to say that the zoas finally opened. One being in the low flow low light and the other one in a high flow high light. Thank you guys!

 

[DSC reef]

They look great, thanks for the update.