I need help please

[whitetiger61]

ok fellow paly and zoa keeper out there..ineed some help..I got some blue tubb paly's 8 days ago..they have not opened up since i got them.in fact they are melting away..i had 14 polyps ..i m now down 9..all my other zoas and palys are doing great so i know its not a water quality issue but i will post my parameters anyway..

ammonia 0
nitrites 0
nitrates 0
phosphates 0
alk 11
calicium 440
not sure on mag as i dont have a test kit yet..but i dose 10 ml a day
i have had 1 polyp open up the first day i got them..then when the light went off it never opened back up..

thanks in advance for future input.

BTW these palys are in a QT tank

Rick

[thefishgirl]

Hey Rick,
Are they in direct light? Indirect? Flow?

My understanding is they like low-med light and med-strong flow.

[whitetiger61]

they are about 3/4 of the way down in the tank with 96 watt t5 fixture..flow is just aquaclea HOB filter with MJ600 modded powerhead..i do not know what is going on here but i would like to not lose these guys..the 1 polyp that did open up had the darkest blue i have ever seen.. I dont really want to move them around as i think that would stress them more..but yeah they are down pretty low in the tank on a frag rack..where i got them from they were under metal halides and mine are t5s..not sure that would make a difference or not.

Rick

[thefishgirl]

And you have other zoas / palys in your QT that are doing ok?

[whitetiger61]

they are excellent..my bam bams i got around the same time different seller i started out with 5 polyps ..i now have 8..my purple deaths started with 6.. i now have 9.i just dont understand whats going on..the person i got htese from is an excellent reefer and has some nice frags and i would not hesitate to buy from him again.. i will post a pic of them inabout 5 minutes when the lights come on..are blue tubbs a delicate coral..

Rick

[whitetiger61]

ok here is a pic of them..not the best with a point and shoot but here it is



looks like they are melting away to me

Rick

[Rabidgoose]

I can't tell from pics(old eyes) inspect with a magnifying glass to be sure there are no predators. Are there white specks/blotches on the polyps? Did you dip them when you got them?

[whitetiger61]

i just did notice a few sparkly things on them..i did not dip them yet..i need to find some revive somewhere..what could these sparkly things be

Rick

[Rabidgoose]

The melting away leads me to believe it could be zoa pox( http://www.zoaid.com/articles004.php ).

[Rabidgoose]

Check that link to compare, I couldn't find pics on site, and if that looks like what you have follow protocols listed or similar. Furan-2 seems to be the only thing to help. I wouldn't waste any time starting treatment( I have lost entire colonies within 2-3 days

good luck.......chuck

i just did notice a few sparkly things on them..i did not dip them yet..i need to find some revive somewhere..what could these sparkly things be

Rick