might be silly question

rollinnoland · 08/04/2012, 08:23 AM

everything in tank looks great but my zoes covering 2 big rocks. (not one open) my pars are all good but nitrates are at 20 is this the cause? got mushrooms ,candy canes, 2 anemones, hammerhead, lots of frags everything else looks great. wondering is there a fish that only picks on zoes( got yellow tang ,wrase, file fish, clowns , 2 diffrent angels, 2 diffrent gobys in 140 gallon) any help would be great thx

cloak · 08/04/2012, 03:49 PM

Have you checked your zoanthids for pests? (nudibranchs, sundial snails, asterina stars, sea spiders, etc)

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/aeolid.shtml

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/sundial.shtml

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....efkeeping-101-

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/rs/index.php

rollinnoland · 08/07/2012, 07:04 AM

i have been watching them everyday . seen a little bug on one of the frag sunday night but only one, dont know if it was bad or not.its been week since they have opened theres a good 50 zoes i would say all closed up.

Finkle · 08/07/2012, 07:31 AM

I had Zoas that were closing and disappearing. I couldnt find anything on them for months. Then one day I saw one of my little asternia starfish on them. Some research told me that they will eat Zoas. I bought a Harlequin shrimp and set him loose. These shrimp eat starfish and nudibranches. It's been over a month and now my Zoas are starting to open up again, the few that are left. The shrimp has been having a hay day with the little asternia starfish. The down side of it is that I have to keep other starfish in there for him to eat now. They like the sand sifting starfish. I'll probably give him away soon, because I feel too bad feeding him starfish.

rollinnoland · 08/09/2012, 08:28 AM

so i see little bugs running around on them , reading and reading still cant till what kind. do i take the zoes out and dip them in something? then when i put them back in tank wont bugs come right back? got 140 tank do i have to treat the whole tank? only seems to effect the zoes

Biocubehqi · 08/10/2012, 05:57 PM

I had little bugs on my zoas. Real little, lost my zoas. Left the tank zoa empty for a few weeks to make sure they were all dead... Maybe coral dip then quarantine to make sure they won't be living inthe display when you place them back

zoafarm · 08/11/2012, 08:45 PM

Before we jump to answer, what kinda of pest (bug) is running around on your zoas? Are they copepods or nudibranchs or ??? I had the same problem. In one case it ended up being nudis (what a pain in the *&^), the other turned out to be a sundial snail.

A. Grandis · 08/12/2012, 11:06 PM

Pics?
It would be great if you at least describe the creatures you see for others to help you out.

Grandis.

rollinnoland · 08/16/2012, 04:31 PM

sorry they look like little beetles. They are way to small to get picture, so i put them in my sump couple days ago they starting to open up my green and red ones why? makes me wonder if it was a fish picking on them?

rjdv420 · 08/18/2012, 01:32 AM

i have some clowfish that like to nip my yellow polyps, ,,,, i have a biocube 29 and i have a plage of this little white starfish, i think am gona buy al harlequin shimp

08/04/2012, 08:23 AM	#1
rollinnoland Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: litchfield park Posts: 339	might be silly question everything in tank looks great but my zoes covering 2 big rocks. (not one open) my pars are all good but nitrates are at 20 is this the cause? got mushrooms ,candy canes, 2 anemones, hammerhead, lots of frags everything else looks great. wondering is there a fish that only picks on zoes( got yellow tang ,wrase, file fish, clowns , 2 diffrent angels, 2 diffrent gobys in 140 gallon) any help would be great thx

08/04/2012, 03:49 PM	#2
cloak Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 7,654	Have you checked your zoanthids for pests? (nudibranchs, sundial snails, asterina stars, sea spiders, etc) http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/aeolid.shtml http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/sundial.shtml http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....efkeeping-101- http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/rs/index.php __________________ "The field mouse is fast, but the owl can see at night." Current Tank Info: 20 gallon DT, 10 gallon sump, 175 watt Hamilton 20K bulb, two 24 watt T5 actinics, Eshopps PSK-75 skimmer, mixed reef

08/07/2012, 07:31 AM	#4
Finkle Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 57	I had Zoas that were closing and disappearing. I couldnt find anything on them for months. Then one day I saw one of my little asternia starfish on them. Some research told me that they will eat Zoas. I bought a Harlequin shrimp and set him loose. These shrimp eat starfish and nudibranches. It's been over a month and now my Zoas are starting to open up again, the few that are left. The shrimp has been having a hay day with the little asternia starfish. The down side of it is that I have to keep other starfish in there for him to eat now. They like the sand sifting starfish. I'll probably give him away soon, because I feel too bad feeding him starfish. __________________ All I want is a perfect little slice of the ocean in my tank.

08/07/2012, 07:04 AM	#3
rollinnoland Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: litchfield park Posts: 339	i have been watching them everyday . seen a little bug on one of the frag sunday night but only one, dont know if it was bad or not.its been week since they have opened theres a good 50 zoes i would say all closed up.

08/09/2012, 08:28 AM	#5
rollinnoland Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: litchfield park Posts: 339	so i see little bugs running around on them , reading and reading still cant till what kind. do i take the zoes out and dip them in something? then when i put them back in tank wont bugs come right back? got 140 tank do i have to treat the whole tank? only seems to effect the zoes

08/10/2012, 05:57 PM	#6
Biocubehqi Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 553	I had little bugs on my zoas. Real little, lost my zoas. Left the tank zoa empty for a few weeks to make sure they were all dead... Maybe coral dip then quarantine to make sure they won't be living inthe display when you place them back

08/11/2012, 08:45 PM	#7
zoafarm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 173	Before we jump to answer, what kinda of pest (bug) is running around on your zoas? Are they copepods or nudibranchs or ??? I had the same problem. In one case it ended up being nudis (what a pain in the *&^), the other turned out to be a sundial snail.

08/12/2012, 11:06 PM	#8
A. Grandis Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Honolulu Posts: 1,851	Pics? It would be great if you at least describe the creatures you see for others to help you out. Grandis.

08/16/2012, 04:31 PM	#9
rollinnoland Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: litchfield park Posts: 339	sorry they look like little beetles. They are way to small to get picture, so i put them in my sump couple days ago they starting to open up my green and red ones why? makes me wonder if it was a fish picking on them?

08/18/2012, 01:32 AM	#10
rjdv420 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 25	i have some clowfish that like to nip my yellow polyps, ,,,, i have a biocube 29 and i have a plage of this little white starfish, i think am gona buy al harlequin shimp