My Purple Hornet Zoanthids WONT OPEN

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Ron99

Yes. Just take some water from the tank in a container, add the appropriate amount of Reef Dip (I actually used about 2.5 times the recommended amount which won't hurt the corals for the short exposure) and drop them in there for 10 minutes or so. Shake them off and put back in tank.

Ill start tonight. thanks alot. i really hope its not too late. ill let you know what happens. kinda spider web looking stuff. agh

[Ron99]

Good luck!

[paddyob]

So today i did my first ever coral dip. a friend of mine gave me some seachem Reef Dip. i used a cap to about a gallon. soaked for 15 Minutes. the fungus may be too much but who knows. saving these beauties is all i can think about. ill be on a quest if i lose them. crossing fingers and hoping it pans out.

[midgetwaiter]

Man I hope these pull through for you, they're so nice. Shaun lost his, turns out he had a 3 foot long elucid worm in his tank. He said the bastard actually grabbed the rock they were on and dragged it back to it's burrow.

[paddyob]

Its official. my purple hornets Have died. not too happy as just threw away My money. wont be spending much more at local stores... not that i can blame anyone... but stuff is more affordable on line and less of a loss if poor quality. and hey... since discovering canreef . keep sharing and trading between us and start leaving the more delicate things in the ocean. i am gonna push canreef To anyone not on here. Lesson learn

[paddyob]

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[Ryan]

Aquarium Illusions (this is where you bought your Zoa's was it not) has thier own coral farm and sells their frags pretty cheap. Even if you bring your frags down to 5 or 10 dollars whats that going to accomplish? People are still going to go there because of the convinience plus whether you want to admit it or not eventually your going to need a LFS sooner or later.

I assume you bought the bigger piece. I seen it and almost every polyps was open when I was looking at it. Its too bad you killed it, that was a nice piece.

[subman]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Aquarium Illusions (this is where you bought your Zoa's was it not) has thier own coral farm and sells their frags pretty cheap. Even if you bring your frags down to 5 or 10 dollars whats that going to accomplish? People are still going to go there because of the convinience plus whether you want to admit it or not eventually your going to need a LFS sooner or later.

I assume you bought the bigger piece. I seen it and almost every polyps was open when I was looking at it. Its too bad you killed it, that was a nice piece.

You must be on AI's payroll! I support all the LFS in Edmonton but to say that there frags are cheapis simply not true!
I buy 90% of my frags from other canreefer's and they are always cheaper and in great condition.

Paddyob I'm sure you didn't KILL IT as Ryan put it but we have all had thing that died and I'm sure you did everything you could to keep it alive, sometimes it's just not meant to be!

[Drock169]

I know how it feels to lose an expensive zoa frag, my PPE frag i got from wicked frags didnt make it, it never opened for me in any of the 3 tanks I put it in and then developed an infection. I dont blame dave though it just part of the hobby.

[paddyob]

mine was a $30 Frag. was not open when i bought it.