Zoa Problem

CharlesVI · 03/19/2010, 06:55 PM

I have 3 Zoa frags on a rock, but in the last week two of the three have started to close up. I cant find any reason why only 2 would close but the third one is doing great. There was a worm on the bottom of the rock which is probably just a harmless bristle worm but here is a pic to ID if it is something different.

Now That probably is not the problem but if it could be let me know. Other corals in the tank are Ricordea and a Montipora Digitata, could any of those be possibly fighting with them? All the other corals are doing fine. They are all placed away from each other but is there any possibility of chemical warfare going on?

mike_cmu04 · 03/19/2010, 07:00 PM

Looks like a bristle worm and should not be the problem did you do a water test

CharlesVI · 03/19/2010, 07:08 PM

Ya did it earlier today so I don't have the exact parameters but everything tested good minus some having some nitrates, but they have been there a while so that's nothing new. The polyps were fine before with the nitrates so i didn't think that would do anything.

03/19/2010, 06:55 PM	#1
CharlesVI Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Warren CT Posts: 15	Zoa Problem I have 3 Zoa frags on a rock, but in the last week two of the three have started to close up. I cant find any reason why only 2 would close but the third one is doing great. There was a worm on the bottom of the rock which is probably just a harmless bristle worm but here is a pic to ID if it is something different. Now That probably is not the problem but if it could be let me know. Other corals in the tank are Ricordea and a Montipora Digitata, could any of those be possibly fighting with them? All the other corals are doing fine. They are all placed away from each other but is there any possibility of chemical warfare going on?

03/19/2010, 07:00 PM	#2
mike_cmu04 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shepherd, Mi Posts: 2,348	Looks like a bristle worm and should not be the problem did you do a water test

03/19/2010, 07:08 PM	#3
CharlesVI Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Warren CT Posts: 15	Ya did it earlier today so I don't have the exact parameters but everything tested good minus some having some nitrates, but they have been there a while so that's nothing new. The polyps were fine before with the nitrates so i didn't think that would do anything.