Knowledgable Zoa/Paly People I'm Calling You OUT!

[demonclownfish]

alrighty... how about we talk about the reason why some polyps just mysteriously shrink up one day and die?

[Wy Renegade]

Ooooohhhhh lovely topic, I'm in. Thoughts on the matter (I have a few, but I'd like to see some other peoples opinions).

[Kev Apsley]

alrighty... how about we talk about the reason why some polyps just mysteriously shrink up one day and die?

that is a good question, I've noticed some of my zoas seem to periodically shed their outter skin, sorta like the larger leather corals like Toadstool do. I know that when the larger Toadstools can't "shed" they slowly wither away and melt, so good flow is crucial to their ability to "shed", I wonder since zoas are considered soft corals that the same principal applies and similar biological processes are taking place?

just food for thought, anybody else notice this shedding of skin on their zoas?