Zoa

[Drich5150]

Well lets see if my first zoa well grow

 

[Reef.]

Mine didn’t, it was an expensive lesson...tho I’m not sure what it taught me!

 

[Drich5150]

Spent 15 on 1 head

 

[Steven Garland]

Which zoa was it ?

 

[Reef.]

Spent 15 on 1 head

that’s quite a lot for one head, especially for your first. I guess not too much but 3 heads would give you more of a chance.

 

[Drich5150]

Cheapest lfs had and dont remember the name

 

[Reef.]

Cheapest lfs had and dont remember the name

if it survives then it’s money well spent.

 

[Steven Garland]

With the price of Zoa's raising,I feel like $15 a polyp is just about standard. Especially around the Orlando area.

I agree,a frag with 2+ polyps definitely gives you a better chance of survival bit also if you look at the coverage of "algae" on the frag,is the plug brand new and white ? Is the glue fresh,does the polyp look healthy ? Are all questions you should ask yourself. If its a fresh cut,the percentage of survival is lower than a cut that healed for a few weeks.

If the tank it is going into has been properly cycled and bacteria is plentiful the polyp should survive no problem.

Post a pic so we can see it please.

 

[Drich5150]

Not the best pic

 

[Drich5150]

Been fully open since putting in tank. Gotta start somewhere

 

[Reef.]

Looking way better than mine ever did, looks a good zoa that, $15 seems good.

 

[Steven Garland]

Looks to be a Lunar Eclipse or VDM morph. Both are super hardy and easy.

Don't change anything and keep doing things as normal and it will be fine.

 

[Reef.]

Looks to be a Lunar Eclipse or VDM morph. Both are super hardy and easy.

Don't change anything and keep doing things as normal and it will be fine.

mine melted in 24 hours what ps the main reason for that?

 

[Steven Garland]

mine melted in 24 hours what ps the main reason for that?

Could be a mulitpilitued of things,idk lol. Shotty water quality,fresh cut or a bad cut,poor strain of the morph,pests the list goes on.

 

[Reef.]

Could be a mulitpilitued of things,idk lol. Shotty water quality,fresh cut or a bad cut,poor strain of the morph,pests the list goes on.

right so I don’t necessarily need to take the blame, they were freshly cut as the plugs were very clean so maybe I was off to a bad start.

 

[Steven Garland]

right so I don’t necessarily need to take the blame, they were freshly cut as the plugs were very clean so maybe I was off to a bad start.

More than likely. I look at all of that when buying really any coral. There is only 1 place I will take a chance on a fresh cut. That is Living Reef Orlando.

Fresh cuts are never a good thing,too much can happen. More than likely it was a fresh cut had no heal time and it succumbed to a bacterial infection of some sort and melted. Also,some strains just melt. For me,Twizzlers and Hornet's melt. I also am not having luck with WWC Superstars. Got a very healthy frag it was opened for a week and then has been closed for 3 weeks. Its still producing a growth mat but the main polyp is closed and looks terrible lol.

 

[Reef.]

More than likely. I look at all of that when buying really any coral. There is only 1 place I will take a chance on a fresh cut. That is Living Reef Orlando.

Fresh cuts are never a good thing,too much can happen. More than likely it was a fresh cut had no heal time and it succumbed to a bacterial infection of some sort and melted. Also,some strains just melt. For me,Twizzlers and Hornet's melt. I also am not having luck with WWC Superstars. Got a very healthy frag it was opened for a week and then has been closed for 3 weeks. Its still producing a growth mat but the main polyp is closed and looks terrible lol.

thanks, next time I will buy from an LFS see what I’m getting! They died too quickly for my liking, shipped 3 plugs in the same bag probably didn’t help either, getting knocked together.

 

[Drich5150]

Well its been 25 days and i noticed tonight a new head growing out. So exciting

 

[tincsam]

Well its been 25 days and i noticed tonight a new head growing out. So exciting

I'm pretty new. Another I found to be fun to watch is the simple green star polyp. While a lot of experienced reefers note it will grow rapidly and overgrow a tank if not placed right (on an island!) I have had great excitement with this in the tank and watching it slowly (to me) grow.

I have also become real excited watching new head grow on my zoa's!