First coral gone! But...........

Rijinals · 01/06/2007, 12:05 PM

I got my first coral from the LFS about a month ago. It was a small piece of LR with yellow polyps on the top. Within 2 weeks they were all gone! Would the tangs or Hermits eat them?

But I have now noticed 3 weeks on, on the same piece of LR some blue zoos. There are about 7 heads in all, not to big. How can I encourage them to grow? i.e feeding them what, high up or low down in tank, lots of current or not so etc etc.

InvaderJim · 01/06/2007, 12:56 PM

Zoas are filter feeding so you can't really feed them unless you put phyto in your tank. They don't need a lot of light, don't give them too much light or you might burn them. They don't need much current at all either...very little.

bertoni · 01/06/2007, 04:48 PM

A tang or a hermit might have eaten the zoanthids, but that's unusual. They might have not liked their location, or perhaps there's a nudibranch that's eaten them. Many zoanthids can eat finer-grained foods, and phytoplankton might be useful as well.

drummereef · 01/06/2007, 04:51 PM

Medium light and current for my zoas. No direct feeding and weekly water changes. They grow like crazy.

Tripspike · 01/06/2007, 05:29 PM

I have found that different zoas like different flow/lighting characteristics. I have some Aeon Flux zoas that absolutely love high flow and med light and eat brine and mysis shrimp. Good gowers also.

I have others that don't like flo at all and very little light.

Move them around until you find their happy place.

Trip

rodgod20 · 01/06/2007, 05:29 PM

I had a very small thing of zoos in may, now I have huge rock full of them. I put phyto in there like once a week, but just light will be enough

2swift · 01/06/2007, 07:39 PM

If they are disappearing I would inspect the rock there on for the possibility of Sundial snails. Besides that a little light and flow should do it.
Check this out.
http://www.thesea.org/reef_aquarium/...sts_snails.php

Joshua1023 · 01/06/2007, 09:10 PM

Hey, thanks alot for the link, 2swift. I had a sundial and didn't even know it. I didn't like the looks of it so I got rid of it. Good thing.

2swift · 01/06/2007, 09:59 PM

Np had the same thing here.

Dr.FuManchu · 01/07/2007, 10:03 AM

Zoas do not filter feed. They feed off of their own Zooxanthelae. Some zoas will accept food directly but there is no need to feed phyto since they arent filter feeders

01/06/2007, 12:05 PM	#1
Rijinals Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 458	First coral gone! But........... I got my first coral from the LFS about a month ago. It was a small piece of LR with yellow polyps on the top. Within 2 weeks they were all gone! Would the tangs or Hermits eat them? But I have now noticed 3 weeks on, on the same piece of LR some blue zoos. There are about 7 heads in all, not to big. How can I encourage them to grow? i.e feeding them what, high up or low down in tank, lots of current or not so etc etc. __________________ What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh! Current Tank Info: 350 litre - Fish - Inverts with LR

01/06/2007, 04:48 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	A tang or a hermit might have eaten the zoanthids, but that's unusual. They might have not liked their location, or perhaps there's a nudibranch that's eaten them. Many zoanthids can eat finer-grained foods, and phytoplankton might be useful as well. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/06/2007, 04:51 PM	#4
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Medium light and current for my zoas. No direct feeding and weekly water changes. They grow like crazy. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

01/06/2007, 05:29 PM	#6
rodgod20 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 459	I had a very small thing of zoos in may, now I have huge rock full of them. I put phyto in there like once a week, but just light will be enough __________________ "If your going through hell, Keep going" -Winston ChurchHill- Current Tank Info: 65G (90lbs of LR, CSS125, ATO,Oceans Motions, 33x turnover) LPS tank

01/06/2007, 07:39 PM	#7
2swift Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ruskin,FLA Posts: 876	If they are disappearing I would inspect the rock there on for the possibility of Sundial snails. Besides that a little light and flow should do it. Check this out. http://www.thesea.org/reef_aquarium/...sts_snails.php __________________ Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Current Tank Info: 150g with twin FX4 canisters-Jebao 90Wave maker-2 AQUASKY Fluval Lights-AquaMaxx TS-2 Sulfur Denitrator

01/06/2007, 12:56 PM	#2
InvaderJim Coral Junkie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 1,163	Zoas are filter feeding so you can't really feed them unless you put phyto in your tank. They don't need a lot of light, don't give them too much light or you might burn them. They don't need much current at all either...very little.

01/06/2007, 05:29 PM	#5
Tripspike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, CT Posts: 875	I have found that different zoas like different flow/lighting characteristics. I have some Aeon Flux zoas that absolutely love high flow and med light and eat brine and mysis shrimp. Good gowers also. I have others that don't like flo at all and very little light. Move them around until you find their happy place. Trip

01/06/2007, 09:10 PM	#8
Joshua1023 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reading PA Posts: 1,526	Hey, thanks alot for the link, 2swift. I had a sundial and didn't even know it. I didn't like the looks of it so I got rid of it. Good thing. __________________ Only bad things happen fast. Only bad thing happen fast. Only bad things happen fast. Man,I'm friggen hard-headed!!! Current Tank Info: 90 gl tank,Coralife 14K MH lights,2 Current dual daylight/actinic 40 watt fixtures, tidepool sump,Coralife SS 220 protein skimmer,six inch sand bed w/ plenum, Current Prime Tower 1/3 hp Chiller,RedSea ozonizer w/ orp

01/06/2007, 09:59 PM	#9
2swift Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ruskin,FLA Posts: 876	Np had the same thing here. __________________ Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Current Tank Info: 150g with twin FX4 canisters-Jebao 90Wave maker-2 AQUASKY Fluval Lights-AquaMaxx TS-2 Sulfur Denitrator

01/07/2007, 10:03 AM	#10
Dr.FuManchu Moved On Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 257	Zoas do not filter feed. They feed off of their own Zooxanthelae. Some zoas will accept food directly but there is no need to feed phyto since they arent filter feeders Last edited by Dr.FuManchu; 01/07/2007 at 10:24 AM.