Stuff growing on zoas

fatarw05 · Friday at 5:10 PM

My zoas have been closed the past week and I’ve been seeing these reddish/brown little flower looking stuff growing on them. What is it? What can I do to get rid of it so my zoas can be happy again? Sorry for the not great photos.

Baldyreef · Friday at 5:10 PM

do you have any white light photos as this can make it much easier to identify

fatarw05 · 2026-09-14T16:37:20-0400

Baldyreef said:
do you have any white light photos as this can make it much easier to identify

Sorry for the late response I wasn’t home for a few days. Here’s some somewhat better photos under whites. They look like tiny star polyps.

Uncle99 · 2026-09-14T16:40:07-0400

To me, blurry but looks like baby clove polyps.
Fast multiplier, remove as they will outpace your zoos.
Ensure no Aptasia mixed in there as well. Not saying I see that pest, but, it shows up a lot when corals retract.

fatarw05 · 2026-09-14T17:07:28-0400

Alrighty thank you so much!

Uncle99 said:
To me, blurry but looks like baby clove polyps.
Fast multiplier, remove as they will outpace your zoos.
Ensure no Aptasia mixed in there as well. Not saying I see that pest, but, it shows up a lot when corals retract.