Normally I would chaulk it up to a sick coral, but this is really not what is happening here. Maybe for others that is the case. Myself and C are very aware of each coral in tank daily. At night one of us is always looking at the corals with the lights out/flashlight on and during the day as well. The star was noticed on the colony and within three days there was noticable damage of healthy zoas gone. Open one day, gone the next. If they had been closed up for more than 24 hours before disappearance I'd think otherwise. An unhealthy coral would show signs of stress.
Tonight I noticed a star climbing into my Watermelon zoanthids, which is the largest colony. It has more than quadrupled in size since we put it in the tank. I know where the star went in.. while the zoas were open.. I will see tomorrow what happens when the lights go back on.
I honestly don't know why it is such a hard thing for people to believe and honestly I'd love to not be experiencing this right now. We just introduced a lot of new zoas into the tank that are just starting to thrive and grow. If these things get a hold of them they will make quick work of them, I have seen what they already have done in less than a week to one set of zoanthids... I don't want to see anymore damage.
