Help with my Zoas

schryvertime · 02/28/2015, 01:41 PM

So i have two different Zoas, a pink and a green. I have noticed that my Green has 4 brown polyps to it lately. It did "walk" off the rock the other day as well which i thought was odd because it is right next to the pink Zoa which is growing like crazy! So i did a water change last night and moved the green zoa to about mid level on the tank. like I said my Pink zoa and kenya tree are growing like crazy and look very healthy. Just my green Zoa is having this problem. Is this normal? i have attached pictures of them as well. Also my parameters are great, nothing alarmed as of a week ago.

Thanks!

GT350pwns · 02/28/2015, 01:54 PM

How long has that frag been in your tank? It took my Eagle eye frag a few weeks before it took off. I have since fragged it 2x off of the small piece of rubble it's on. Don't know where I want to put it on the main rock work still.

But, my rastas have been in the tank for a few months now and barely grow.

Ime, it depends on how long they have been in the tank and/or on the type of zoa.

schryvertime · 02/28/2015, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by GT350pwns

How long has that frag been in your tank? It took my Eagle eye frag a few weeks before it took off. I have since fragged it 2x off of the small piece of rubble it's on. Don't know where I want to put it on the main rock work still.

But, my rastas have been in the tank for a few months now and barely grow.

Ime, it depends on how long they have been in the tank and/or on the type of zoa.

they have been in the tank for about 2-3 weeks now. The pink has since grown at least 25% if not more. the green has stayed about the same. a few new polyps but not many. I am not sure what type of zoas they are unfortunately.

Newsmyrna80 · 02/28/2015, 03:07 PM

It took my green ones a month or two before they did anything. Then they grew like wildfire.

schryvertime · 02/28/2015, 03:12 PM

So does my green one look healthy or should I he worried about those brown polyps?

killinit123 · 02/28/2015, 03:49 PM

most likely the different colored polyps are just morphs of the green either that or there was a different color polyp mixed in from the beginning and your just now seeing them. different zoas grow and thrive at different rates for different water parameters/ light.. this is true for palyothas as well. IME all zoas and polys will eventually acclimate themselves to pretty much any parameters, and light as long as these variables are within normal ranges. also keeping these variables consistent is key because corals can not acclimate if there are shifts in the variables. once acclimated to your tank parameters they should start growing at a more rapid rate. IME this could take anywhere from a month to 3

schryvertime · 02/28/2015, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by killinit123

most likely the different colored polyps are just morphs of the green either that or there was a different color polyp mixed in from the beginning and your just now seeing them. different zoas grow and thrive at different rates for different water parameters/ light.. this is true for palyothas as well. IME all zoas and polys will eventually acclimate themselves to pretty much any parameters, and light as long as these variables are within normal ranges. also keeping these variables consistent is key because corals can not acclimate if there are shifts in the variables. once acclimated to your tank parameters they should start growing at a more rapid rate. IME this could take anywhere from a month to 3

Awesome! I figured it was something of the sort but wanted to make sure. Thanks for the help and the explanation.

killinit123 · 02/28/2015, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by schryvertime

Awesome! I figured it was something of the sort but wanted to make sure. Thanks for the help and the explanation.

no problem, anytime!

02/28/2015, 03:07 PM	#4
Newsmyrna80 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 2,312	It took my green ones a month or two before they did anything. Then they grew like wildfire. __________________ 80 gal frag with 30 gal refugium, Orphek Atlantik LED, Red Sea RSK300 skimmer, predominately SPS and LPS Current Tank Info: 80 gallon reef tank with 30 gal refugium

02/28/2015, 01:54 PM	#2
GT350pwns Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 600	How long has that frag been in your tank? It took my Eagle eye frag a few weeks before it took off. I have since fragged it 2x off of the small piece of rubble it's on. Don't know where I want to put it on the main rock work still. But, my rastas have been in the tank for a few months now and barely grow. Ime, it depends on how long they have been in the tank and/or on the type of zoa.

02/28/2015, 03:12 PM	#5
schryvertime Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 176	So does my green one look healthy or should I he worried about those brown polyps?

02/28/2015, 03:49 PM	#6
killinit123 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: upstate New York Posts: 611	most likely the different colored polyps are just morphs of the green either that or there was a different color polyp mixed in from the beginning and your just now seeing them. different zoas grow and thrive at different rates for different water parameters/ light.. this is true for palyothas as well. IME all zoas and polys will eventually acclimate themselves to pretty much any parameters, and light as long as these variables are within normal ranges. also keeping these variables consistent is key because corals can not acclimate if there are shifts in the variables. once acclimated to your tank parameters they should start growing at a more rapid rate. IME this could take anywhere from a month to 3