how cold can zoas take?

[Fisher72]

Hello,

I ordered a zoa frag pack from a fellow reefer here and FedEx let me down, package didn't arrive until 2 days later. To make matters worse it looks like it sat outside. Heat pack was cold and water was below 50 degrees. It is even worth trying to save these? Any input is appreciated.

Tim

[chris88]

I saved some zoas with a similar situation

[Mustang Boy]

they are always worth trying to save because you just never know how strong they are. id say try your best to save them

[arioch]

They can come back from basically nearly anything, even if they're just a mat on the rock.

[dark_stranger]

I have had zoa's stuck on a snowed in plane for 2 days & arrived cold, but fine. I also receive zoa's shipped from the US to the UK, with cold packs & again arrive fine. If there are issues, its normally from die off from crap in the rock, etc or squashed zoa's.

[DH212]

It is worth saving. Some Zoas can handle alot.

[wycombes]

1+ on seeing what happens. Usually, you would think something in the 60 degrees would do them in, but you never know, many zoas are very hearty. I have had the same 2 rastas engulfed by my carpet anemone (inside for 24 hours) on 2 separate occasions and they have have survived. They haven't multiplied yet, due to the stress, but they will. Unfortunately I don't have a frag tank to keep everything separate. I would keep them low in the tank and out of really bright light to see if they will open up in the next couple of days.

[A. Grandis]

Depends. If they smell roten of course you don't want to put in your system. Maybe you can save part of the colony, if so. Depends how bad is the damage and how each of the polyps look.

Grandis.

[amore169]

Zoas are very hardy, I had a blue hippo tang that went crazy for zoas he ate a complete patch of zoas on a piece of rock the only thing left on the rock was the flesh of the zoas, a couple of months after the zoas started to come back, zoas are really tough.

[PIPS]

zoas are tough, give them time.

[Fisher72]

Thanks everyones, it looks like at least a few will make it.

[tens8273]

Good to hear!

[howardchaz]

I just got some 3 days in the mail...they made it...pretty tough

[Kamao]

I just got some 3 days in the mail...they made it...pretty tough

How cold was it?

[howardchaz]

19 degrees F ...shipped from Indianpolis to CT...over three full days in transit

[Kamao]

With heatpack?

[howardchaz]

yeah it had a heat pack but was barely warm when I opened the box...the water in the frag bags was pretty cold...most opened within an hour...but I had some that took a couple days