When to say goodbye

[4angel]

So its been a while since my zoos have opened up. Tonight I moved them to a part of the tank where they can receive in direct light. Right about now a question of concern comes to mind, at which point do I say goodbye?. I really would like to have a happy ending to this story However, I believe at some point these guys may start to decompose. When do I pull the plug.? When do I say adios.?
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[Reefguide]

I would say wait till they begin to decompose. Thats just what I would do, not an expect opinion!

 

[reefland]

Zoanthids tend to come and go. I don't think you will actually see flesh rooting or anything. They will just get smaller and smaller and go away.

I've had this happen a few times over the years. Oddly, they tend to come back after a while.

 

[Anemone]

Agreed. Unless they begin to fall apart (obviously diseased), don't get rid of them. IME, zoos can look pretty poorly for quite a while, then suddenly start grwoing and spreading again. Ive had zoos overgrown by GSPs for several months, and when I pulled the GSP mat off, the zoos opened back up and began to grow again.

Since you've moved them, perhaps they'll react a bit better in their new postion (perhaps they are now far enough away from whatever was bothering them). Also, you might look through the colony for any suspicious snails - predatory snails can cause zoos to close up.

Kevin

 

[Ben1]

I had a couple of colonys buried under live rock in the sump for awhile. I just set up a nano and through the zooanthids in there. They have hardly opened yet buts it only been a few days. They were in the sump over 6 months with basically no light. I am confident they will come back they are very hardy.

 

[Anonymous]

Agreed. Unless they begin to fall apart (obviously diseased), don't get rid of them. IME, zoos can look pretty poorly for quite a while, then suddenly start grwoing and spreading again. Ive had zoos overgrown by GSPs for several months, and when I pulled the GSP mat off, the zoos opened back up and began to grow again.

Since you've moved them, perhaps they'll react a bit better in their new postion (perhaps they are now far enough away from whatever was bothering them). Also, you might look through the colony for any suspicious snails - predatory snails can cause zoos to close up.

Kevin

check for 'em at night, too-i believe it's when they are most likely to be out and about feeding-they're about 1/4"-1/3" of an inch(box snails, i think they're called(?))

 

[Bill2]

my zoos seem to like full light and decent flow so if you can find that in your tank that'd be a start to get them to open