Zoas Getting Long Stalks And Closing Up

[OREGONIC]

I would try a hydrogen peroxide dip for 5 minutes. They may not open for a week after but I have had 2 colonies that never seem to open all the way or only open for short periods of time a per day. Dipped them in peroxide and about 5 days later they began to open up more, by day 10 after the dip they seemed completely normal. Zoas can also take a while to acclimate sometimes. Be cautious dosing iodine, overdoing can be bad from what I have read. I dose iodine but only started dosing after an icp test determined my tank was deficient. I only dose half of the recommended dose as I would rather be on the low side of safe then overdosing.

 

[BamboozleBean]

I would try a hydrogen peroxide dip for 5 minutes. They may not open for a week after but I have had 2 colonies that never seem to open all the way or only open for short periods of time a per day. Dipped them in peroxide and about 5 days later they began to open up more, by day 10 after the dip they seemed completely normal. Zoas can also take a while to acclimate sometimes. Be cautious dosing iodine, overdoing can be bad from what I have read. I dose iodine but only started dosing after an icp test determined my tank was deficient. I only dose half of the recommended dose as I would rather be on the low side of safe then overdosing.

Agreed, I haven’t gotten the iodine as I don’t have an iodine tests available.
I might try the peroxide dip.

 

[Rogued_Reefer]

Agreed, I haven’t gotten the iodine as I don’t have an iodine tests available.
I might try the peroxide dip.

I had a frag not opening fully even after I dip them on melafix and iodine so I ended up dipping it twice on peroxide and only then they opened up.

I do 50/50 peroxide and tank water for 3 minutes.

 

[OREGONIC]

I had a frag not opening fully even after I dip them on melafix and iodine so I ended up dipping it twice on peroxide and only then they opened up.

I do 50/50 peroxide and tank water for 3 minutes.

+1 on the 50/50. Also dont be freaked out while the zoas in the dip, I thought for sure I was killing them the first time I did a peroxide dip. They will close up, shrink and bubble like crazy.

 

[BamboozleBean]

+1 on the 50/50. Also dont be freaked out while the zoas in the dip, I thought for sure I was killing them the first time I did a peroxide dip. They will close up, shrink and bubble like crazy.

Thank you good to know, it seems like dipping coral in peroxide would kill it like you said.
But apparently it can benefit it.

 

[Rogued_Reefer]

+1 on the 50/50. Also dont be freaked out while the zoas in the dip, I thought for sure I was killing them the first time I did a peroxide dip. They will close up, shrink and bubble like crazy.

Yeah they bubble up like they’re about to explode

 

[Rogued_Reefer]

Peroxide kills all algae so if there is any algae like thing bothering it it’ll get rid of it