What fish eat Zoas?

[BantyRooster97]

So I set up a tank a while back and added a rock from a friend that had some zoas & shrooms on it. Now the zoas are taking over, they are everywhere.

What fish eat zoas?

 

[Malifry97]

Some filefish may.

 

[CoralReefer1019]

file fish or get some zoa eating nudis

 

[PEP12]

my hippo tang keeps nipping them

 

[Malifry97]

question...do you want to control or eradicate the zoas? Nudis will eradicate and filefish or other fish/inverts will control them!

 

[BantyRooster97]

I'm good with eradication or control. I can take all my other zoas out (the ones I like) and then just get rid of these. But they are on every piece of live rock in the tank.

 

[Billmone]

Certain dwarf angels will develop a taste for certain corals. I found that out the hard way, i.e. expensive way. I mentioned in an earlier post that I had gotten a live rock with a few heads of Sunny D zoas at no cost and they multiplied into over a hundred heads. I got a coral beauty and after having her for months, she developed a taste for my Sunny D's and ate them all up. I can't speak for every dwarf angel but that has been my experience. She now occasionally nips at my Xenias.

 

[BantyRooster97]

Want to sell her!? I have a xenia problem as well! LOL

 

[Billmone]

LOL! I wish I could train her just to eat the right amount of nuisance corals. I think if I sold her, my girlfriend would give me the silent treatment.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Butterflies, some angels, rabbitfish, filefish and a couple of triggers

 

[BantyRooster97]

LOL! I wish I could train her just to eat the right amount of nuisance corals. I think if I sold her, my girlfriend would give me the silent treatment.

LOL, My wish would be sooooo happy if I sold all my tanks (4).... We're about to build a house & I'm planning my fish room & 200+g in wall tank & she just doesn't get it!

 

[Bfragale]

My coral beauty developed a taste for zoas. She has eaten almost half of what I had in about a month or so.

been trying to catch or trap her for weeks. Every other fish goes into the trap except her lol.
I really don’t want to remove all the rock structure to catch her but looks like I have no choice.

I usually see post of what fish to NOT get for eating corals, first time I’ve seen someone WANT a Zoa eating fish lol.

If your near Los Angeles and want to catch a coral beauty you could have her. She’s a beautiful fish. A PITA to catch lol. Note she also eats Xenia. She ate it all lol.

good luck.

 

[nereefpat]

Butterflies, some angels, rabbitfish, filefish and a couple of triggers

Butterflies and full-size angels would be my choice. They require large tanks, though.

 

[BantyRooster97]

@Bfragale Wish I were closer. If you do catch her, I'd gladly pay to shipper on over! LOL

 

[BantyRooster97]

Butterflies and full-size angels would be my choice. They require large tanks, though.

Yeah, don't have a tank large enough for a full size angel. Largest tank is 105g and it is for my SPS.

 

[Halal Hotdog]

Larger angels tend to develop a taste for them, but they will probably not eradicate fast growing palythoa.

 

[Rilo]

I used F-Aiptasia to kill some gsp that was taking over a rock. I'm sure it'd work with zoanthids and wouldn't cause harm to the tank or rockwork.

 

[Bfragale]

@Bfragale Wish I were closer. If you do catch her, I'd gladly pay to shipper on over! LOL

 

[Bfragale]

been dreading removing rocks to catch her.
Also have a yellow tail damsel I want to move to the nano tank. So it will probably happen sooner then later. Just have to wait for my procrastination to take a vacation lol.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

It all depends on the kind of zoas you have. Certain zoas have high concentrations of palytoxin that nothing will touch. Do you know what kind you have? Can you post a pic?