Had a zoa frag melt.. Dang

[Nano]

All my parameters are great finally! no pox or nudis/spiders that I can see, but one of my frags melted over the past couple of days, I've made some phone calls, and poked around online and alot of people are swearing by Furan-2 for reviving zoo's and curing them off illness etc. plus a lot of people are reporting explosions in growth after dipping, now me being new, I am just looking for that extra comfirmation from you guys! as I know there are a lot of "Zoaholics" on here like myself! Thanks for the help guys!

[daniella3d]

Furan 2 is not the miracle med. It work for zoa pox but not other times. I dip my ill zoas in furan 2 and a high dose of vitamin C and it sometime help, sometimes they melt anyway.

Sometimes a peroxyde dip work just the same and it is much less expensive. Furan 2 will not always cure zoanthids and sometimes they just shut down and melt, as if they do not want to survive.

YOu can first try a 1/3 peroxyde 3% 2/3 tank water dip and see if that help.

Originally Posted by nanomano

All my parameters are great finally! no pox or nudis/spiders that I can see, but one of my frags melted over the past couple of days, I've made some phone calls, and poked around online and alot of people are swearing by Furan-2 for reviving zoo's and curing them off illness etc. plus a lot of people are reporting explosions in growth after dipping, now me being new, I am just looking for that extra comfirmation from you guys! as I know there are a lot of "Zoaholics" on here like myself! Thanks for the help guys!

[Nano]

Like just a general hydrogen peroxyde? or just peroxyde? the over the counter stuff? should I dip the melting zoo? there are still one or 2 open polyps on it, the rest are closed and turning brownish

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Furan 2 is not the miracle med. It work for zoa pox but not other times. I dip my ill zoas in furan 2 and a high dose of vitamin C and it sometime help, sometimes they melt anyway.

Sometimes a peroxyde dip work just the same and it is much less expensive. Furan 2 will not always cure zoanthids and sometimes they just shut down and melt, as if they do not want to survive.

YOu can first try a 1/3 peroxyde 3% 2/3 tank water dip and see if that help.

[Nano]

p.s. thanks for the reply!

[daniella3d]

Yes the regular peroxyde that is for sale in pharmacy. 3% or 5% I think, the regular one that we use to clean up wounds.

Yes you should dip those because the brown stuff is probably some fungus or some bacteria film. I would dip them and blow the brown stuff out. Leave them in the dip for a minute or two, and then put them back in the tank in good flow.

Originally Posted by nanomano

Like just a general hydrogen peroxyde? or just peroxyde? the over the counter stuff? should I dip the melting zoo? there are still one or 2 open polyps on it, the rest are closed and turning brownish

[Nano]

Man oh man.. my first peroxyde dip! Lol no I'm up in the big leagues jkjk thanks D wouldn't know how to do it on my own

[daniella3d]

They usually survive the peroxyde dip very well and rarely melt from it. Sometimes they close for a few days after the dip but they come back stronger. I just hope you cought it in time. Hard to tell.

Originally Posted by nanomano

Man oh man.. my first peroxyde dip! Lol no I'm up in the big leagues jkjk thanks D wouldn't know how to do it on my own

[Nano]

I hope so too! all my other frags are huge and healthy should I still dip them as well to not risk any potential further deaths? the dying one has what looks to be about 2-4 decent polyps still, if I lose one thats better then losing all of them

[daniella3d]

No I would not do it unless they start to show any sign of discomfort or unusual behavior.

If it's not broken don't fix it

Originally Posted by nanomano

I hope so too! all my other frags are huge and healthy should I still dip them as well to not risk any potential further deaths? the dying one has what looks to be about 2-4 decent polyps still, if I lose one thats better then losing all of them

[Nano]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

No I would not do it unless they start to show any sign of discomfort or unusual behavior.

If it's not broken don't fix it

K thanks! I will keep an eye on them!