Had a zoanthid colony disappear yesterday

museumguy · 02/24/2009, 08:42 AM

Found it today.

Been one of those weeks

Hannawa · 02/24/2009, 08:45 AM

Haha does that happen often?

museumguy · 02/24/2009, 08:47 AM

This is a first for me... that colony was glued down pretty well too.

Hannawa · 02/24/2009, 08:56 AM

Yeah i never would have expected that

cardiffgiant · 02/24/2009, 09:04 AM

I've got a pin cushion urchin that does this frequently. I have a 1 head acan frag coming along.... then it disappeared. I saw him wandering with a month later (in rough shape). Got it back to good health... disappeared again... haven't seen it in at least 3 months.

tmz · 02/24/2009, 09:06 AM

They do that for camouflage ;I believe. They always seem to pick the nicest stuff to wear.

museumguy · 02/24/2009, 09:10 AM

He has always stuck to pebbles, coraline flakes and snail shells before. Oh well! On Saturday I had one of my BTA buds riding around on a big astrea snail all day.

cardiffgiant · 02/24/2009, 09:15 AM

Mine also seems to be the Johnny Appleseed of kenya trees. If it wasn't such an effective member of the CUC...

EllieSuz · 02/24/2009, 10:07 PM

I'm not kidding, the Zoa frags my Urchin carries around are in better shape than any of the Zoas that are fastened down. He dropped one of the three he usually carries and I can't find it, but one of these days he'll pick it up again.

magdelan · 02/25/2009, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tmz
They do that for camouflage ;I believe. They always seem to pick the nicest stuff to wear.

It must be female.

KurtsReef · 02/25/2009, 04:45 AM

Thats why most of my urchins are now in the sump.

Nice looking zoa's BTW

talon4x4 · 02/25/2009, 05:18 AM

My tuxedo does the same thing. Somehow he manages to break frags right off the plugs. His favorites are the zoas, though.

02/24/2009, 08:42 AM	#1
museumguy Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,084	Had a zoanthid colony disappear yesterday Found it today. Been one of those weeks

02/24/2009, 08:47 AM	#3
museumguy Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,084	This is a first for me... that colony was glued down pretty well too. __________________ ---------------------------------------- Entomologist

02/24/2009, 09:06 AM	#6
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 19,782	They do that for camouflage ;I believe. They always seem to pick the nicest stuff to wear. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

02/24/2009, 09:10 AM	#7
museumguy Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,084	He has always stuck to pebbles, coraline flakes and snail shells before. Oh well! On Saturday I had one of my BTA buds riding around on a big astrea snail all day. __________________ ---------------------------------------- Entomologist

02/24/2009, 10:07 PM	#9
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,599	I'm not kidding, the Zoa frags my Urchin carries around are in better shape than any of the Zoas that are fastened down. He dropped one of the three he usually carries and I can't find it, but one of these days he'll pick it up again. __________________ "You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: 60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.

02/24/2009, 08:45 AM	#2
Hannawa Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: W. Henrietta, NY Posts: 228	Haha does that happen often?

02/24/2009, 08:56 AM	#4
Hannawa Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: W. Henrietta, NY Posts: 228	Yeah i never would have expected that

02/24/2009, 09:04 AM	#5
cardiffgiant Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Buffalo Posts: 2,827	I've got a pin cushion urchin that does this frequently. I have a 1 head acan frag coming along.... then it disappeared. I saw him wandering with a month later (in rough shape). Got it back to good health... disappeared again... haven't seen it in at least 3 months.

02/24/2009, 09:15 AM	#8
cardiffgiant Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Buffalo Posts: 2,827	Mine also seems to be the Johnny Appleseed of kenya trees. If it wasn't such an effective member of the CUC...

02/25/2009, 04:45 AM	#11
KurtsReef Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Boston, NY Posts: 2,593	Thats why most of my urchins are now in the sump. Nice looking zoa's BTW

02/25/2009, 05:18 AM	#12
talon4x4 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,544	My tuxedo does the same thing. Somehow he manages to break frags right off the plugs. His favorites are the zoas, though.