zoanthid's mouth protruding upwards

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I have a colony of zoas recently acting funny. The mouth is protruding upward with very tiny skirts downwards. I wonder if anyone here knows what is happening. I did a water change and replaced my carbon. I hope I can save it. All my other zoas look normal. Anything else I should do? Thanks for any pointers!
 
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Skirts down, mouths up, that's the way mine look when I'm feeding Reef Fuel and Reef Roids. It also depends on the Zoa or Paly. Some close up when I feed others do the extending of the mouth and skirts go down slightly. I hope this is all it is and you have nothing to worry about. A picture might help.


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I posted about this and was told it could be too much light. But for the most part, everyone said it wasn't a problem.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.
 

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Did you use a lot of carbon? Is the polyp forming a bell type look?
 

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