Zoa's took over

shadow64 · 09/22/2014, 03:38 AM

Zoa's took over

Zoa's took over a rock with other corals on it. I can pull rock out .can I pull off zoa's underwater.like in a 5 gal bucket ,so I don't get shot with polytoxin

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iceet · 09/22/2014, 05:18 AM

Wear rubber/latex gloves if you decide to do that

shesacharmer · 09/22/2014, 05:31 AM

glue them to small rocks and sell them...have you seen the price of those bad boys? You can finance your next Acan with them!

jrp1588 · 09/22/2014, 07:26 AM

For some reason, all I could think of was "The British are coming! The British are coming! The British are coming!"

Anyway, sounds like a good problem to have, start fragging!

Spyderturbo007 · 09/22/2014, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by iceet

Wear rubber/latex gloves if you decide to do that

Don't forget safety glasses.

Zer0. · 09/22/2014, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Spyderturbo007

Don't forget safety glasses.

Unneeded if he is working under water.

AquariumNut · 09/22/2014, 09:46 AM

Lol thats what I want . Zoas to take over

cloak · 09/22/2014, 12:12 PM

I would just use tweezers to manicure my zoanthids under water. (right before a water change) Sometimes they'll come off the rocks fairly easy and you'll have a small frag, other times not so much. If this is one of your most prized colonies, you might want to try something else, but if you mind loosing a few here and there, go for it.

Tweaked · 09/22/2014, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Spyderturbo007

Don't forget safety glasses.

Yep, witnessed them squirt across the room. That's why my wife does them, I can't stand to mess with them. Accident waiting to happen

blackradon · 09/22/2014, 03:03 PM

ice cold fresh water might get ride of some a lot of them. they might grow back tho. Above answers are good opinions.

d2mini · 09/22/2014, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tweaked

Yep, witnessed them squirt across the room. That's why my wife does them,

OP, how big is the rock? How many zoas are we talking?
You could kill them off by laying down a layer of putty, which you could probably pull off later. Or hitting them with some kalk paste. Zoas can be pretty difficult to remove by hand.

shadow64 · 09/22/2014, 03:51 PM

rock is sized a bit bigger than a softball, maybee more than 75 individuals..

ecksreef · 09/22/2014, 04:03 PM

Picture?

m0nkie · 09/22/2014, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by shesacharmer

glue them to small rocks and sell them...have you seen the price of those bad boys? You can finance your next Acan with them!

depends on the zoa...

I can't wait till my hallucination grows all over a rock... hopefully before their price drops

shadow64 · 09/22/2014, 05:04 PM

file:///home/chris/Desktop/mu.jpg hpoe pic goes through . These are green plain zoas

toothybugs · 09/22/2014, 08:02 PM

Folks, goggles are not all you need - a dust mask stops squirts to your mouth. Don't overlook that one.

AquariumNut · 09/22/2014, 10:18 PM

Yeah I have some palys that I paid $80 for .... 3 tiny little polyps lol ... I have 6 polyps now so hopefully they spread

09/22/2014, 03:38 AM	#1
shadow64 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 78	Zoa's took over Zoa's took over Zoa's took over a rock with other corals on it. I can pull rock out .can I pull off zoa's underwater.like in a 5 gal bucket ,so I don't get shot with polytoxin..

09/22/2014, 05:31 AM	#3
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	glue them to small rocks and sell them...have you seen the price of those bad boys? You can finance your next Acan with them! __________________ 75 gal, LR w/refugium, 79 deg, PH 8.0, sg 1.025, amm 0/nit 0/nit 0, Calcium 420, dKH 8.3, mag 1300, Phos 0 Current Tank Info: A work in progress...

09/22/2014, 05:18 AM	#2
iceet Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 194	Wear rubber/latex gloves if you decide to do that

09/22/2014, 07:26 AM	#4
jrp1588 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 1,864	For some reason, all I could think of was "The British are coming! The British are coming! The British are coming!" Anyway, sounds like a good problem to have, start fragging!

09/22/2014, 09:46 AM	#7
AquariumNut Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 159	Lol thats what I want . Zoas to take over

09/22/2014, 12:12 PM	#8
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I would just use tweezers to manicure my zoanthids under water. (right before a water change) Sometimes they'll come off the rocks fairly easy and you'll have a small frag, other times not so much. If this is one of your most prized colonies, you might want to try something else, but if you mind loosing a few here and there, go for it.

09/22/2014, 03:03 PM	#10
blackradon Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 22	ice cold fresh water might get ride of some a lot of them. they might grow back tho. Above answers are good opinions.

09/22/2014, 03:51 PM	#12
shadow64 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 78	rock is sized a bit bigger than a softball, maybee more than 75 individuals..

09/22/2014, 04:03 PM	#13
ecksreef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 165	Picture?

09/22/2014, 05:04 PM	#15
shadow64 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 78	file:///home/chris/Desktop/mu.jpg hpoe pic goes through . These are green plain zoas

09/22/2014, 08:02 PM	#16
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	Folks, goggles are not all you need - a dust mask stops squirts to your mouth. Don't overlook that one.

09/22/2014, 10:18 PM	#17
AquariumNut Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 159	Yeah I have some palys that I paid $80 for .... 3 tiny little polyps lol ... I have 6 polyps now so hopefully they spread