I noticed 2-3 closed up polyps after adding some zoas to my tank, figured they were either just needing time to adjust, or being irritated. I dipped in CoralRX prior to adding them to the tank, and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. The frag in question did tip over in its cup and the now closed up polyps were resting on the bottom of the cup, so I figured they were just annoyed.
3 days later they still haven't opened and there are a couple additional polyps not opening...my initial thought was amphipods irritating them as I spotted one on a closed up polyp, but yesterday I saw the tell-tale white "zits" on the stalks of the affected polyps. Also, the polyps never opened and closed throughout the day...the healthy looking ones have stayed open and the closed up polyps have remained tightly closed. I tried to blow the white spots off with a turkey baster and even tried a light scraping...they didn't budge so it's definitely not sand or detritus.
I'll try to get pics when I get home, but from the descriptions I've read online it's definitely sounding like zoa pox.
Since this is only a frag with a few affected polyps, would it be of any benefit to remove and toss the ones that are showing visible signs of infection, or should I just go ahead and dip these in Furan-2...which seems to be an effective treatment from what I've read. And on that subject...where the heck do I find this stuff in Denver? Called a couple shops and nobody seems to carry it [anymore].
I suppose this is my first lesson in why I should QT corals before adding them...glad it came early. I'll have to get a decent light for the 6-gal I have laying around so I can use it for a coral QT tank. Hopefully I can remedy this issue...I think this infection may decimate my confidence in reef keeping if it takes the colony out.
3 days later they still haven't opened and there are a couple additional polyps not opening...my initial thought was amphipods irritating them as I spotted one on a closed up polyp, but yesterday I saw the tell-tale white "zits" on the stalks of the affected polyps. Also, the polyps never opened and closed throughout the day...the healthy looking ones have stayed open and the closed up polyps have remained tightly closed. I tried to blow the white spots off with a turkey baster and even tried a light scraping...they didn't budge so it's definitely not sand or detritus.
I'll try to get pics when I get home, but from the descriptions I've read online it's definitely sounding like zoa pox.
Since this is only a frag with a few affected polyps, would it be of any benefit to remove and toss the ones that are showing visible signs of infection, or should I just go ahead and dip these in Furan-2...which seems to be an effective treatment from what I've read. And on that subject...where the heck do I find this stuff in Denver? Called a couple shops and nobody seems to carry it [anymore].
I suppose this is my first lesson in why I should QT corals before adding them...glad it came early. I'll have to get a decent light for the 6-gal I have laying around so I can use it for a coral QT tank. Hopefully I can remedy this issue...I think this infection may decimate my confidence in reef keeping if it takes the colony out.