Zoa Polyp Not Attached! Need Help!

[MartinsReef]

I have a High end zoa that has came dis-attached from its plug about a week ago. I have it in a pea cup and changing its water two and tree time a day. My question is, how do I glue it to the plug. Every time I attempt to, it closes up and can not tell which is the head from the foot! just a blob of a ball. Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks
Martin

 

[Munch]

Just watch when its semi open in the cup, glue it down once you see which end is which.

 

[MartinsReef]

Just watch when its semi open in the cup, glue it down once you see which end is which.

I must be a complete idiot that even when I try that, it closes and I get confused! UGH!

 

[Munch]

Usually my heads close up, and you can see a lil circle still with a lil pinhole since they can't close up 100%.

When in doubt, the more rounded end is the head too

 

[MartinsReef]

Ok Munch, now I really feel like an idiot!

 

[Munch]

Can't see any lil hole at all, like these?

Float the cup under some light, it should open up for ya, even a tad...

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[MartinsReef]

not really but it is small.

 

[FishTV]

Not sure if you have the room, but I keep a small basket with rubble and gravel in my frag tank that I just drop loose heads into, they attach on their own with a little time. Ive had more luck with this method, I never get a slimy zoa to actually stick with glue on its own.

 

[FinsUp]

This is me not commenting about knowing that the rounded end with the pinhole is the head.

+1 on FishTV's solution. put some rubble in the pee cup, and it'll prolly attach on its own.

 

[jahmic]

Not sure if you have the room, but I keep a small basket with rubble and gravel in my frag tank that I just drop loose heads into, they attach on their own with a little time. Ive had more luck with this method, I never get a slimy zoa to actually stick with glue on its own.

+1 to the rubble trick. I used to toss them in a container with a mesh lid (held on by a rubberband) to make sure they don't blow out of the container. If you look for "bridal veil" at a craft store, that stuff seems to work best for the mesh top. I've done this to get zoas, mushrooms, and rock nems to attach to rubble so I can place them where I want later