Zoas together

Wudotcom · Dec 15, 2015

Is it ok to have different zoas on the same rock? I've got three different kinds of purple and wonder if they will be ok living together.

TheEngineer · Dec 15, 2015

joshporksandwich · Dec 16, 2015

They will keep multiplying and eventually one will try to outgrow the other. But for a while they will be ok.

DSC_0515-2 by joshporksandwich, on Flickr

TheEngineer · Dec 16, 2015

joshporksandwic said:
They will keep multiplying and eventually one will try to outgrow the other. But for a while they will be ok.

I've wondered about that. Do you trim back polyps in your tank?

Triggreef · Dec 16, 2015

And it's always the cheap one that wins against the expensive one!!

Ice · Dec 16, 2015

Agreed with everything above, I generally trim the one that seems to overtake the other. depending on the rock you can split it.

Wudotcom · Dec 16, 2015

Those orange in the center grab your eye! That's beautiful! Those colors are amazing!

joshporksandwich · Dec 17, 2015

icecool2 said:
I've wondered about that. Do you trim back polyps in your tank?

you can't see it there but 90% of my zoas are elevated from the rocks so when i need to trim I cut the ones on the edges and put the plug back or put them on a new plug.

TheEngineer · Dec 17, 2015

joshporksandwic said:
you can't see it there but 90% of my zoas are elevated from the rocks so when i need to trim I cut the ones on the edges and put the plug back or put them on a new plug.

You just blew my mind..... I take my frags off of the plug and glue them to the rock. I hate the "bump" look from the plug. Now I am questioning my entire approach.....

2point0 · Dec 18, 2015

icecool2 said:
You just blew my mind..... I take my frags off of the plug and glue them to the rock. I hate the "bump" look from the plug. Now I am questioning my entire approach.....

Agreed, I was planing on taking mine off the plug and gluing them to the rock as well. Now I am not sure what I should do. . . .

Dtackett · Dec 18, 2015

you can do a lot of things to make the plugs look better. from drilling holes and a recess in the rock to hold the plugs, to using special plugs that look like rock or just removing the plug all together. personally I try to buy coral that is on rock already, but I have drilled rock in the past to fit plugs.

joshporksandwich · Dec 18, 2015

2point5 said:
Agreed, I was planing on taking mine off the plug and gluing them to the rock as well. Now I am not sure what I should do. . . .

I leave the plug. At the beginning it looks ugly but once they grow you wont see it.

Rob.D · Dec 18, 2015

joshporksandwic said:
you can't see it there but 90% of my zoas are elevated from the rocks so when i need to trim I cut the ones on the edges and put the plug back or put them on a new plug.

Seriously?!?! Can you take a pic on how you keep them elevated?