New zoo!

kathywithbirds · 07-14-2007, 08:52 PM

OK, so I did things "right" and passed up the plate coral (boy it was hard!) and got some quite lovely zoos!!!

They are acclimating fairly well I think, I dripped them with my turkey baster, stood there the whole time, like an hour and a half... now they are peeking out and looking around.

On the downside, I think the #%%&# wrasse ate the peppermint shrimp I got!!!!

sasquatch · 07-14-2007, 09:03 PM

what you gain on the straits you lose on the roundabouts, hopefully the shrimpie has found something to do in the rock, congrats on passing up the coral, thats always a tuffie. Steve

kathywithbirds · 07-15-2007, 11:17 AM

Thanks! I have him on the bottom, 24 inches from the 150W MH, but I see a little very light orange discoloration in the form of small dots on some polyps. Could I be bleaching him already? He's been under the lights for about 2 to 3 hours yesterday, about 5 to 6 hours today.

2455coop · 07-15-2007, 01:15 PM

When I first read the title of this thread I was thinking that you went out and got more birds....or a cat so your birds will have playmates.....

Congrats on the Zoas...I love the way mine have grown and spread.. I have some brilliant orange and green clusters that I got when I turned down a bubble...

I think will enjoy them better than the plate...Let us see some pics of them in a few months when they start spreading....

kyrie_eleison · 07-20-2007, 01:38 AM

those are some beautiful zoas.

DrHank · 07-20-2007, 06:17 AM

Nice zoo's Kathypoo!!!

lcstorc · 07-20-2007, 06:19 AM

Very pretty colors! Congrats.

Cassette87 · 07-20-2007, 06:31 AM

Very nice zoas! Love the color of that morph! Sorry bout the shrimpy...

bluespotjawfish · 07-20-2007, 06:36 AM

Congrats Kathy, they are beautiful! Other than matching temp, I just put my zoas right in the tank without a drip acclimation and they have always done fine. I placed my orange ones up high in my tank under a 250 MH (20K) from the beginning and they are doing fine. I doubt you are bleaching them from the light. I find the zoas take a few days to show their true color, but it's kinda like they are acclimating themselves.

InLimbo87 · 07-20-2007, 08:35 AM

Very cool zoos, looks like they're planning on filling in that rock quite nicely !

BEELZEBOB · 07-20-2007, 11:19 AM

those are nice!!!

but i never really acclimate my zoos. i give em a nice warm FW bath, possibly w/ a lil iodine if they are questionable, then i just toss them in.

never had any problems.

next time you might not have babysit for 90mins

BigAl07 · 07-20-2007, 12:08 PM

Kathy I think you're going to just fall in LOVE with Zoas.... they add so much color to your tank. I know once I got my first batch I was all but ruined from that point on.

Way to go Kathy-poo

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2455coop Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 266 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New zoo! When I first read the title of this thread I was thinking that you went out and got more birds....or a cat so your birds will have playmates..... Congrats on the Zoas...I love the way mine have grown and spread.. I have some brilliant orange and green clusters that I got when I turned down a bubble... I think will enjoy them better than the plate...Let us see some pics of them in a few months when they start spreading.... __________________ Bill 75 gal D.A.S. 15 gal refugium

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