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teenyreef

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One of my new zoa frags closed up two days after I got them. They looked great the first day or so, but have been closed and melting ever since.

 

I've tried peroxide but it doesn't seem to have helped at all. I do have Furan II and that's what I plan to try next, but I don't have much hope at this point. I'm not sure if it's zoa pox or a fungus or what. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

Here's what they look like now. I think the tiny white spots are zoa pox?

16300694560_b16a39d2e3_b.jpgZoa Pox? by TeenyReef, on Flickr

 

Here's what they looked like a day or two after I got them:

16291949507_68b2a877c6_b.jpgZoas by TeenyReef, on Flickr

 

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natalia_la_loca

Def try furan 2. Bad necrosis there. I would try the pox treatment protocol, I think it's 3 dips in furan 2. Looks like there's almost nothing to lose at this point.

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Thanks - that's exactly what I was going to try. First dip starts tonight. And I agree, there's nothing to lose 'cause they are well on their way out :(

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We tried the peroxide dip, and I think that just killed them. Our pox marks were bigger, but yeah, it doesn't look like you have anything to lose at this point. :(

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The only time I've had a peroxide dip kill zoas has been one time when they were almost gone anyway. Every other time they open up much happier within twenty four hours. That's how I knew I had a bad problem with these guys and broke out the camera.

 

First Furan treatment is done now. Two more days to see if they make it or not. I'll follow up and let you know how it went.

 

Thanks again everyone for the quick advice :)

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sorry to see that :( It's so sad to lose something so beautiful.

Thanks! And it's even sadder when you buy a bunch of new zoas to make up for it. Well, not really :)

Just since I've been posting every day to show how it's going, here's what they look like on Day 4. Sill alive but still not getting any better. There are a couple polyps just on the left side on the top that look better than the rest, so there's still a chance that something might survive.

16330220489_9835af24ce_b.jpgSick Zoas - Day 4 by TeenyReef, on Flickr

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Day 5 (last night). There's less and less of them every day.

16330220489_9835af24ce_b.jpgSick Zoas - Day 4 by TeenyReef, on Flickr


Yup if any polyps will pull thru it's them. If they're still there in a few days I would do another round of furan. No more h2o2.

Thanks for the advice. I'll be out of town Tuesday-Friday next week, so it will be more like a week and a half between treatments. I think if anything is still alive my Monday night it should pull through regardless.

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Thanks for all the help, everyone, but when I got back from my trip all I had left was a bare rock. Not real surprising, but it's always good to know for sure. I've ordered a bunch of new zoas so I'm not giving up :)

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