Just what the title says, will aptasia grow directly on the skin of a zoa? I got 4 zoa frags from an LFS last week. And although I couldn't spot any initially,after a week one zoa frag had a half dozen tiny aptasia growing off of it.
Instead of trying to kill the aptasia I decided to attempt to remove only the zoa from it's bit of rock. I used the pick end of a floss stick to gently work the zoa loose and then glued it to a bit if rubble from the tank. As I was doing this I scrapped off small spots that might have been retracted aptasia.
Gonna keep a close eye on it for a while. Crossing my fingers that the operation was a success.
Instead of trying to kill the aptasia I decided to attempt to remove only the zoa from it's bit of rock. I used the pick end of a floss stick to gently work the zoa loose and then glued it to a bit if rubble from the tank. As I was doing this I scrapped off small spots that might have been retracted aptasia.
Gonna keep a close eye on it for a while. Crossing my fingers that the operation was a success.