So recently i lost one frag of zoas and thought it was just a fluke and didn't do anything about it. Now another frag is starting to look pretty bad. Lost a few polyps completely and some are not opening up any more. Not sure what’s going on with them. I tried a freshwater dip (RO) and it seemed like it helped somewhat at first but the problem is still there. I have a ton of those Asterina Starfish in my tank and starting to think that those may be causing the problem. From what I’ve read Asterina Starfish normally would eat dead/dying corals so potentially it’s not the issue here... Anyone has any experience with zoa problems? I would really appreciate some advice on this. Would really hate to lose all my zoas, especially some sweet ones that I picked up from Mike’s fire sale last nigh. Thanks
Losing Zoas, looking for advise/help
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Losing Zoas, looking for advise/help
I know for a fact I had astria starfish eating healthy zoas, not all of them but some would, it was a few years ago and I can't remember which ones but if you pick them off and look at the bottom side of them there are two different colored starfish. This was just my personal experience and yours may vary.
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I know for a fact I had astria starfish eating healthy zoas, not all of them but some would, it was a few years ago and I can't remember which ones but if you pick them off and look at the bottom side of them there are two different colored starfish. This was just my personal experience and yours may vary.
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Dipping them will stress them even more. I'd do that if I knew there were something specific to cure. If it's the start fish, and I doubt it is, wouldn't it just be easier to take the out with a tooth pick?
Alk is one of the most important parameters not to let jump around. 12 is really high when it should be 8. SPS dominated tanks target 11. I'd suspect that's the issue first before dipping. Just my opinion obviously. What's your Mag, Calc, PO4, and NO4 at?
Alk is one of the most important parameters not to let jump around. 12 is really high when it should be 8. SPS dominated tanks target 11. I'd suspect that's the issue first before dipping. Just my opinion obviously. What's your Mag, Calc, PO4, and NO4 at?
How many dif zoas you have in your tank? Is the ailment occurring with all of them? Might just be nature 
For instance I prob have over a 100 frag/colonies of zoas and every once in a while a whole colony will either close up and melt away, close never to open again, invert and look like they are turning inside out and some that just shrivel up and look PO'd. Mean while all of the rest of the zoas are fine.
As others suggested maybe get all your params in line and balanced. With stability being the key not nec the number first IMO.
For instance I prob have over a 100 frag/colonies of zoas and every once in a while a whole colony will either close up and melt away, close never to open again, invert and look like they are turning inside out and some that just shrivel up and look PO'd. Mean while all of the rest of the zoas are fine.
As others suggested maybe get all your params in line and balanced. With stability being the key not nec the number first IMO.
I had an aptasia eating filefish take out ALL of my zoas while I was dinking with water chemistry trying to figure out what the heck was going on. I didn't catch him until I saw him start on my purple death palys. Netted him and took him to an LFS that same day. Then I got some replacement colonies, and one of those had nudi eggs on it that I missed. Those hatched, and I dipped in bayer bug juice every 3 days for a couple of weeks. No more nudis have shown up since. So far, all zoas look healthy again.
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How many dif zoas you have in your tank? Is the ailment occurring with all of them? Might just be nature
For instance I prob have over a 100 frag/colonies of zoas and every once in a while a whole colony will either close up and melt away, close never to open again, invert and look like they are turning inside out and some that just shrivel up and look PO'd. Mean while all of the rest of the zoas are fine.
As others suggested maybe get all your params in line and balanced. With stability being the key not nec the number first IMO.
For instance I prob have over a 100 frag/colonies of zoas and every once in a while a whole colony will either close up and melt away, close never to open again, invert and look like they are turning inside out and some that just shrivel up and look PO'd. Mean while all of the rest of the zoas are fine.
As others suggested maybe get all your params in line and balanced. With stability being the key not nec the number first IMO.
Hi before I give you advice I would like to say I'm a newbie. I had the same problem as you I had one zoa frag completely devoured in one nite. I went through a bunch of recommendations and I tried this I feed on a regular basis to keep the chopper full mean while I kept my eye out for this animal I eventually came to a resolution when I saw a shrimp and a anonymous crab start chomping down. So all u need to do is water change feed and watch.
