Zoas wont close, are they dead?

[R6REEFER]

They wont close, they look almost buckled over, I can take em out of water, touch em, feed em, doesn't make a difference. 2 frags doing this, here's a pic

 

[3Twinklets]

They look healthy to me!

 

[Dmmz]

They don't look dead to me but will follow this to see what others say

 

[SeeingGreen]

They are fine. My green protos do this all the time.

 

[bond300]

Looking Good! Need a little more extension........

 

[cheezybuda]

They are fine. My green protos do this all the time.

+1 I had some that inverted and stayed like that for months

 

[Akwarius]

Open zoas are generally accepted as a sign that they are healthy. The "umbrella effect" (convex rounded face), may be due to the polyp reacting to a change in light intensity.

 

[kuansreef]

Give them some food. They will come around.

 

[R6REEFER]

Looking Good! Need a little more extension........

I dragged those from the small mother colony about 2 weeks ago, the mother colony has 2 polyps doing it as well but they have alot more extension.

 

[R6REEFER]

I also have another colony that has a couple polyps doing this, but I was under the original impression that it just meant they were healthy also. Thanks guys!

 

[ASAP-Aquarium]

They look fine.... if they were closed up and looking milky white and sloughing off fleshy layers, or if they keep getting smaller and turning black, that's a sure sign they are dead or dying.

 

[bboyvital]

they look fine to me.

 

[finallysalty]

Normal. I have some zoas that stay open even if a snail touches them. Some close if you get close. I have even had some frags be open in the bag from shipping.

Zoas are very tough. If they are open, they are doing good!