ZoWhat
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I saw..... what I believe..... was a feeding response to certain Zoas when I turned off all flow and let oyster juice slowing trickle down (fallout).
I DID NOT squirt juice on the Zoas directly but created a cloud of juice a few inches above the Zoas colony and let the juice trickle down (fallout) with absolutely ZERO flow in the tank. Stagnic water.
I believe with certain Zoas if you directly squirt onto them, they immediately close up as a defensive response and don't feed at all.
So..... what I saw with this sloooooow trick fallout method was certain Zoas turned into a umbrella shape, with skirt/tentacles tucked beneath, and their center disc bulging out in an umbrella shape. Their mouths not only open but their mouths looking like the internal tissue was slightly sticking out (almost like they were sticking a tongue-like tissue slightly out). I've never seen this response and can only come to the conclusion that it's a natural feeding response given the mouths being open looking like it was trying to collect micro particles.
I hope to capture a pic as after trying all diff times I have found that the best time is an hour before your lights turn off and your lights are 100% actinic and very very dim.
Hope me documenting this might help another zoas keeper.
I hope to post pics during next feeding
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I DID NOT squirt juice on the Zoas directly but created a cloud of juice a few inches above the Zoas colony and let the juice trickle down (fallout) with absolutely ZERO flow in the tank. Stagnic water.
I believe with certain Zoas if you directly squirt onto them, they immediately close up as a defensive response and don't feed at all.
So..... what I saw with this sloooooow trick fallout method was certain Zoas turned into a umbrella shape, with skirt/tentacles tucked beneath, and their center disc bulging out in an umbrella shape. Their mouths not only open but their mouths looking like the internal tissue was slightly sticking out (almost like they were sticking a tongue-like tissue slightly out). I've never seen this response and can only come to the conclusion that it's a natural feeding response given the mouths being open looking like it was trying to collect micro particles.
I hope to capture a pic as after trying all diff times I have found that the best time is an hour before your lights turn off and your lights are 100% actinic and very very dim.
Hope me documenting this might help another zoas keeper.
I hope to post pics during next feeding
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