Zoa with "white stuff" at the base - What is it?

skimjim · 04/03/2015, 09:06 PM

Pictured above is a Zoa on a standard frag plug. There is "white stuff" growing at the base of the Zoa. It seems to be choking the Zoa.

What is it? a sponge?

Besides manual remove with tweezers, how to I get this "white stuff" removed?

cloak · 04/04/2015, 11:33 AM

Definitely looks like a sponge. Aside from the tweezers, I'm not really sure how you would go about removing that. A lot of people say that sponges will die if they are exposed to air, so I guess you could just leave the frag out for 3 or 4 minutes and see what happens. Zoanthids are pretty durable, they should be able to withstand this. GL.

skimjim · 04/04/2015, 06:43 PM

I removed frag plug and used tweezers to get out what i could. Spent 10mins doing removal, So btwn that and 10mins of air, I hope it's all gone soon.

04/03/2015, 09:06 PM	#1
skimjim Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 513	Zoa with "white stuff" at the base - What is it? Pictured above is a Zoa on a standard frag plug. There is "white stuff" growing at the base of the Zoa. It seems to be choking the Zoa. What is it? a sponge? Besides manual remove with tweezers, how to I get this "white stuff" removed?

04/04/2015, 11:33 AM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Definitely looks like a sponge. Aside from the tweezers, I'm not really sure how you would go about removing that. A lot of people say that sponges will die if they are exposed to air, so I guess you could just leave the frag out for 3 or 4 minutes and see what happens. Zoanthids are pretty durable, they should be able to withstand this. GL.

04/04/2015, 06:43 PM	#3
skimjim Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 513	I removed frag plug and used tweezers to get out what i could. Spent 10mins doing removal, So btwn that and 10mins of air, I hope it's all gone soon.