Kill the zoos

[DisturbedReefer]

I have some peach colored zoos that came in (hitchhiked) on my Montipora Dane. The Dane is looking great, however, the zoos are taking over slowly and are causing the Dane to recede...that is not going to work:evil:

Anyone have success eliminating pesky zoas?

 

[russellaqua]

You can try peeling them off. I've also heard of people mixing up kalkwasser and injecting it into Aiptasia to kill it. The same thing might work here.

 

[MarineDreamer]

I have some peach colored zoos that came in (hitchhiked) on my Montipora Dane. The Dane is looking great, however, the zoos are taking over slowly and are causing the Dane to recede...that is not going to work:evil:

Anyone have success eliminating pesky zoas?

This one's easy!

Give me the Monti!:badgrin::badgrin::badgrin:

 

[DisturbedReefer]

You can try peeling them off. I've also heard of people mixing up kalkwasser and injecting it into Aiptasia to kill it. The same thing might work here.

I have used kalk on aiptasia with success, but I have tried it on palys before without much success...they came right back:doubt:

Peeling them off will not be an option, they are really infused in the rock.

 

[DisturbedReefer]

This one's easy!

Give me the Monti!:badgrin::badgrin::badgrin:

I don't think so :razz:

 

[Herefishyfishy]

For ones you can't peel off, squirt with a hypo filled with boiling water. Instant Zoa soup.

 

[sirfisher]

I would like to know also, I'm getting them all over.Any good suggestions?

 

[mmn_usn]

chip them out of the rock..

If they are colorful... I would love to take them

 

[salmonslayer]

Todd can you post a pic ?. Can you get them out with a Dremel tool. If you need help let me know. Good luck

 

[DisturbedReefer]

As you requested...

 

[matts125]

I just went through this wih star polyps. I took the whole rock out and picked them all off till they were as gone as I could get them. then I made some very thick kalk past and spread a layer over the entier area that they were (keep in mind I did all this out of my tank in open air) then when I put it back in the tank the kalk paste stayed put and is still there a week later. I am sure they wont be coming back from this treatment...

Matt

 

[roscoe]

The problem is Todd don't want to take the rock out.

 

[Sherman]

Are you sure that's a Danae? It looks like either a Spongodes or Confusa. The danae usually has lots of bumps, not ridges.

 

[DisturbedReefer]

Are you sure that's a Danae? It looks like either a Spongodes or Confusa. The danae usually has lots of bumps, not ridges.

Just going by what it was sold as, here is a shot from when I originally purchased it..

 

[Sherman]

I definitely vote m. confusa.

As for your zoa problem... if that rock can come out easily, your montipora will handle open air for a lot longer than you'd think. It may be worth the effort to scrape away the zoas with something like a razor. Don't forget to rinse it down (with tank water) before putting them back in the tank.

 

[DisturbedReefer]

I definitely vote m. confusa.

As for your zoa problem... if that rock can come out easily, your montipora will handle open air for a lot longer than you'd think. It may be worth the effort to scrape away the zoas with something like a razor. Don't forget to rinse it down (with tank water) before putting them back in the tank.

So then what is this? I was under the impression this was a confusa...

Im sure the monti can handle the open air, but that rock has about 15 corals on it, torts, stags, etc.

 

[mmn_usn]

good luck with that one... it will definately be hard to get them out.

sharp tweezers and alot of patients

 

[salmonslayer]

What ever it is it looks awesome. The first pics you posted I vote m. confusa. Man todd tank is looking great.

 

[DisturbedReefer]

What ever it is it looks awesome. The first pics you posted I vote m. confusa. Man todd tank is looking great.

Your welcome to whatever zoos I can salvage. I'm still not buying the confusa ID

 

[DisturbedReefer]

Actually now that I pulled out the original sales slip...Montipora undata:razz: