| Re: zoos die
I am going through a similar problem with my zoanthids. I have lost 2 colonies and 2 other colonies have been affected but I am hoping they may survive. I found some great information on unexplained zoanthid wasting disease on RC's Zoanthid forum. It started with a new colony that I had added about two weeks before. (I always give new Zoas a fresh water dip). I threw that rock out right away but then a colony on my base rock started deteriorating There was nothing I could do but watch. A week later the colony of well over 100 polyps was completly gone. My other colonies did not show any signs of it until the 2nd colony was nearly all gone.
Fresh water dips seem to have slowed the progression of this wasting disease on a couple of my colonies along with small water changes every day.
I think I have saved these but have probably lost about 2/3 of those colonies. I have another colony that is clearly a different species and they have been unaffected.
If it is sundial snails fresh water dips will not help. Sundial snails must be removed manually.
Dipping will kill sea spiders and nudibranches but not the nudi's eggs. You have to manually remove egg sacs or plan on doing other dips for these when they hatch. |