Zoanthid removal

justletmein · 11/25/2017, 09:26 PM

So I have some nice polyps that showed up in some rock rubble stuff I bought, they're on a huge empty shell. Wedged them nicely in a spot I liked and a couple weeks ago they went mobile... seems a hermit somehow crawled in between the rock and took up residence in their shell. LOL... It's cool watching them traverse all over the tank for a couple weeks but I'm a bit concerned that hermit will eventually discard the shell behind the rocks and my hitchhiker zoa's will be lost. Thought about superglueing the shell to a rock and scatter some new hermit homes around it to encourage him to move out but there's also another unwanted polyp on that shell so might be a better option to peel them off. There's only two polyps so want to be careful.

Too long didn't read:
Can they be peeled off the shell without harm?

Andrew S. · 12/18/2017, 07:46 PM

They are probably kind of worthless zoas but you can use a razor blade to cut the bottom off like you are fragging then glue to frag plug. But you probably can find nicer looking ones for cheap with names

Andrew S. · 12/18/2017, 07:47 PM

If it were me I wouldn’t go to the trouble

PhamtonBlue · 12/18/2017, 08:33 PM

I usually use a razor blade or a bone cutter tool kind of like a wire cutter.

justletmein · 12/20/2017, 09:04 PM

Thanks guys, sorry I didn't update but then the thread was like 3 weeks old with the replies so not entirely my fault.

So I simply used a butter knife and kept working the edge until it came up then peeled up with it and super glued them onto a rock. It only took a few hours until they opened up so didn't seem to stress them out too much.

11/25/2017, 09:26 PM	#1
justletmein Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: TX, San Antonio Posts: 2,188	Zoanthid removal So I have some nice polyps that showed up in some rock rubble stuff I bought, they're on a huge empty shell. Wedged them nicely in a spot I liked and a couple weeks ago they went mobile... seems a hermit somehow crawled in between the rock and took up residence in their shell. LOL... It's cool watching them traverse all over the tank for a couple weeks but I'm a bit concerned that hermit will eventually discard the shell behind the rocks and my hitchhiker zoa's will be lost. Thought about superglueing the shell to a rock and scatter some new hermit homes around it to encourage him to move out but there's also another unwanted polyp on that shell so might be a better option to peel them off. There's only two polyps so want to be careful. Too long didn't read: Can they be peeled off the shell without harm?

12/18/2017, 07:46 PM	#2
Andrew S. Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 50	They are probably kind of worthless zoas but you can use a razor blade to cut the bottom off like you are fragging then glue to frag plug. But you probably can find nicer looking ones for cheap with names

12/18/2017, 07:47 PM	#3
Andrew S. Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 50	If it were me I wouldn’t go to the trouble

12/18/2017, 08:33 PM	#4
PhamtonBlue Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 52	I usually use a razor blade or a bone cutter tool kind of like a wire cutter.

12/20/2017, 09:04 PM	#5
justletmein Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: TX, San Antonio Posts: 2,188	Thanks guys, sorry I didn't update but then the thread was like 3 weeks old with the replies so not entirely my fault. So I simply used a butter knife and kept working the edge until it came up then peeled up with it and super glued them onto a rock. It only took a few hours until they opened up so didn't seem to stress them out too much.