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beginnerreefer2003

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Hey guys!
I ordered a bunch of zoa frags online and they were sent yesterday afternoon and came midday today. All specimens were is great condition and after inspection and a coral dip they were introduced to the tank and are already almost all open and happy.
One of the bags had a foul odour when opened but the frag looked normal enough, a bit more pale than the others and quite tightly closed polyps
I put it into the tank and it’s the only frag which hasn’t shown any sign of movement and the whole tank is now smelling like how the water in the bag smelled

Is this a case of just an unwell zoa and I should give it some time before removing it or is it already dead and should be removed promptly?
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It looks like a normal closed zoa to me. If you just received it yesterday then its normal for it to take a few days to open up. I can't smell it so IDK about that, but zoa's and pally's (and most corals) do smell pretty bad to me
 
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It looks like a normal closed zoa to me. If you just received it yesterday then its normal for it to take a few days to open up. I can't smell it so IDK about that, but zoa's and pally's (and most corals) do smell pretty bad to me
oh okay! Good to hear- I was worried that if it was stressed or dying that it would release toxins and nuke my tank
 

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