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04/21/2009, 05:04 PM
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Zoas arent doing well - should I dip them?
I have a colony of whammin watermelons that were doing great and now half of them look like crap, are all closed up and almost seem to have a slight brownish slim on them?
Can I dip them in anything to cure this?
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04/21/2009, 07:13 PM
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A dip primarily helps with parasites or predators. If thats what is wrong with them then a iodine or FW dip may help. If they are stressed for some other reason it may make it worse. DOes it look like they are being eaten?
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04/22/2009, 09:48 AM
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hmm. Well as I mentioned, they seem to ahve a minor brown slime over some of the polyps
What does that sound like? So far its only on this colony. Anyone have any suggestions?
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04/22/2009, 09:59 AM
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Ive had this before, i beleive it was cyano growing on them. It wiped out some of my bright yellow zoas, but touched nothing else.
It seems to only affect weak strains of zoas....sorry i cant help more.
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