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Unread 01/16/2018, 03:52 PM   #1
Weboh
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My urchin decided to take my zoas for a ride

My tuxedo urchin just ripped my newish zoa frag off of its glue and is now moving through the tank attached to the zoas. How can I safely remove the zoas without harming either creature? Can I just pull them off? Ice? Or?


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Unread 01/16/2018, 04:32 PM   #2
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Just pull them off...If my urchin didnt have zoas or other bits on it Id be worried


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Unread 01/16/2018, 07:30 PM   #3
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I took the zoas off but then it fell from my fingers into who knows where. I'll try to look again in the morning when the zoas are open and easier to spot. I dropped the urchin in the same area, so hopefully he'll just pick it back up for me. Would being in the sand, possibly upside down, for a night or so hurt zoas?


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Unread 01/16/2018, 07:37 PM   #4
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Nope if just for the night


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Unread 01/17/2018, 08:17 PM   #5
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Well, I still can't find the zoas. Maybe they got buried by my goby? I tried sifting through the sand to try to find them but all I did was stir up sand and irritate everything in there... Does anyone have any ideas? Are my zoas probably dead already?


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Unread 01/17/2018, 10:15 PM   #6
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Nevermind. I found it. Hopefully they'll be okay...


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