zoa's melting away

adidas · #1 08-30-2007, 01:05 AM

hmm for some reason my colonies of zoas and palys are closed up and withering away...yet everything else is thriving. and ideas why?

Der_Iron_Chef · #2 08-30-2007, 01:06 AM

Nudi's?

adidas · #3 08-30-2007, 01:07 AM

they are literally shrinking and melting away, doesnt look like anything is eating em

kuatto · #4 08-30-2007, 01:31 AM

Zoos are funny,just when you think things are going well,they up and die.These zoos that you mentioned,are they new additions,where are they placed in the tank?If they are near the top,move them down,if they are in a fast waterflow area,try moving to a slower spot.Also check after lights out with a flashlight for any unwanted visitors like nudis(if you do find any,do a fresh water dip once or twice).Zoos are usually pretty hardy but sometimes its uncontrollable.

ref leppard · #5 08-30-2007, 01:59 AM

Does Flatworm Exit get rid off the nudi's!

adidas · #6 08-30-2007, 02:09 AM

they are colonies that survived my tank crash, and they were doing great. I had the one colony for 3 years and the other for one year.

skylord · #7 08-30-2007, 04:43 AM

Had the same thing happen to me just recently. Almost all my really nice colonies were slowly disappearing and looked as though they well melting at times. One night/morning I found the trouble....a box snail (sundial), then another, and another........found six of them over a few days.

And now I cant sleep at 4 AM. I wake up to look for evil snails. Haven't found any in about 4 weeks but I haven't sleep through the night since the first one. Kind of like having a kid......

Scott

marie · #8 08-30-2007, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by skylord

Had the same thing happen to me just recently. Almost all my really nice colonies were slowly disappearing and looked as though they well melting at times. One night/morning I found the trouble....a box snail (sundial), then another, and another........found six of them over a few days.

And now I cant sleep at 4 AM. I wake up to look for evil snails. Haven't found any in about 4 weeks but I haven't sleep through the night since the first one. Kind of like having a kid......

Scott

Did you throw them away by any chance? They are wonderful at getting rid of those pesky common brown button polyps. I had 2 years ago that i tried to nurture but unfortunately they died and now my brown protopalythoas are thriving again

skylord · #9 08-30-2007, 06:02 AM

How bout I save any more I find for you? I was moving and taking down tanks and was afraid I would lose track of them.

Scott