Zooanthid Polyps loose?

cjj14u · 01/09/2010, 12:56 PM

I have some zooanthid polyps (single and small group) that have broken free from their colony and are floating around.
Anyone ever dealt with this?
Do I net them and discard? Glue to some base rock?

jenjen · 01/09/2010, 01:02 PM

The small group, you can rubberband to a piece of rock and it will attach as it grows. I've never had much luck with single polyps.

Sisterlimonpot · 01/09/2010, 01:05 PM

I had single polyps break away and when/if I can catch them I super glue them to a frag plug and let them grow out. sometimes they don't make it but most times they do.

wiz224 · 01/09/2010, 02:17 PM

+1 on the superglueing to a frag plug. or a small chunk of rock.

reefscape15 · 01/09/2010, 02:19 PM

I have singular polyps come free from time to time, but haven't ever gotten them to take hold of anything no matter how much glue I use. I just let them blow around the tank and I figure they find thier own place to land eventually.

Sisterlimonpot · 01/09/2010, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by reefscape15

I have singular polyps come free from time to time, but haven't ever gotten them to take hold of anything no matter how much glue I use. I just let them blow around the tank and I figure they find thier own place to land eventually.

really? what type of glue are you using?

reefscape15 · 01/09/2010, 02:25 PM

Whatever brand of superglue gel came with my frag kit. I'm not sure of the name, but I ran out of it a while back and have just been using up some other glue gels that were laying around. I usually get mine from the dollar store. They are always so slimey that the glue never seems to take hold unless I completely glue the crap out of it. When it get's to that point, I'd rather just let it find it's own place. All the little polyps, or mushrooms, or Kenya Tree branches that float around usually end up in the same front corner of the tank and have been growing together on the same rock.

kyrin01 · 01/09/2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by reefscape15

I usually get mine from the dollar store. They are always so slimey that the glue never seems to take hold unless I completely glue the crap out of it. When it get's to that point, I'd rather just let it find it's own place.

lol... why not just spend like 2 more dollars and get a quality gel glue?? one drop is all it takes for a few heads.

reefscape15 · 01/09/2010, 05:21 PM

HAHAHA!!!! I guess I could try that. I was told it was all the same. The $ store brand works good for SPS and LPS, but the Zoas are just to slippery and slimey for mounting with that glue.

01/09/2010, 12:56 PM	#1
cjj14u Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 147	Zooanthid Polyps loose? I have some zooanthid polyps (single and small group) that have broken free from their colony and are floating around. Anyone ever dealt with this? Do I net them and discard? Glue to some base rock?

01/09/2010, 01:02 PM	#2
jenjen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Langley BC, Canada Posts: 1,710	The small group, you can rubberband to a piece of rock and it will attach as it grows. I've never had much luck with single polyps. __________________ "Challenges forge the greatness in you" Current Tank Info: 180gal softy reef (Apr '09)

01/09/2010, 01:05 PM	#3
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	I had single polyps break away and when/if I can catch them I super glue them to a frag plug and let them grow out. sometimes they don't make it but most times they do. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

01/09/2010, 02:19 PM	#5
reefscape15 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Elmira Heights, NY Posts: 2,812	I have singular polyps come free from time to time, but haven't ever gotten them to take hold of anything no matter how much glue I use. I just let them blow around the tank and I figure they find thier own place to land eventually. __________________ A new beginning........... JIM Current Tank Info: 5g standard softie/zoa tank, just starting a 20H

01/09/2010, 02:25 PM	#7
reefscape15 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Elmira Heights, NY Posts: 2,812	Whatever brand of superglue gel came with my frag kit. I'm not sure of the name, but I ran out of it a while back and have just been using up some other glue gels that were laying around. I usually get mine from the dollar store. They are always so slimey that the glue never seems to take hold unless I completely glue the crap out of it. When it get's to that point, I'd rather just let it find it's own place. All the little polyps, or mushrooms, or Kenya Tree branches that float around usually end up in the same front corner of the tank and have been growing together on the same rock. __________________ A new beginning........... JIM Current Tank Info: 5g standard softie/zoa tank, just starting a 20H

01/09/2010, 02:17 PM	#4
wiz224 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 50	+1 on the superglueing to a frag plug. or a small chunk of rock.

01/09/2010, 05:21 PM	#9
reefscape15 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Elmira Heights, NY Posts: 2,812	HAHAHA!!!! I guess I could try that. I was told it was all the same. The $ store brand works good for SPS and LPS, but the Zoas are just to slippery and slimey for mounting with that glue. __________________ A new beginning........... JIM Current Tank Info: 5g standard softie/zoa tank, just starting a 20H