Anemones and Zoas

[tinman]

i recently got a RBTA with yellow tips

love its color and all but at the same time worried thinking they might hurt my zoas that are in close vicinity

what are the chances that they would be fine or do you guys suggest getting the nem out of tank ??

if it so happens .. ill prefer zoas over the nem ..

 

[Top Water]

So what seems to be the problem?

 

[tinman]

So what seems to be the problem?

That seems to be an enlightment

so zoas should be fine with RBTA touching them

 

[jklyczek]

Sorry to tag on Tin but is it ok for anemones to touch SPS/LPS too?

 

[m.miller1547]

I think it depends on the zoa and paly in question. Bubble tips have the weakest sting from what I remember.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Sorry to tag on Tin but is it ok for anemones to touch SPS/LPS too?

That would not turn out so well.

 

[erok90]

So what seems to be the problem?

I hate rsm they take over ur tank.worst palys I ever put in.

 

[m.miller1547]

Lol I won a frag at cookout. I let a buddy have em.

 

[Top Water]

SPS seem happy

 

[tinman]

I think it depends on the zoa and paly in question. Bubble tips have the weakest sting from what I remember.

Matt
The zoas in question are the slow growing ones like rainbows and wood stock palys,

 

[m.miller1547]

They won't grow next to a nem. That's fo sho.

 

[Steve1986]

My zoas didn't seem to mind the nem. Kind of crappy picture but ......View attachment 10477

 

[tinman]

i observed it yesterday for like 30 mins ..

its right next to an eagle eye colony, the polyps are closing when the tentacles touch them ut are opening up soon after that

so no issues i guess

 

[rosko23]

i observed it yesterday for like 30 mins ..

its right next to an eagle eye colony, the polyps are closing when the tentacles touch them ut are opening up soon after that

so no issues i guess

Yeah the Zoas will close,.. But that slowly irrates the zoa. It doesn't die from sting... But it will slow growth IMO. And if the nem gets too big and is always touching the zoa. The closed polyps will die bc they do need to open to live... It's more of an irritation..

 

[m.miller1547]

i observed it yesterday for like 30 mins ..

its right next to an eagle eye colony, the polyps are closing when the tentacles touch them ut are opening up soon after that

so no issues i guess

The nem can kill those eagle eyes n e ways. Time to step up the zoa game tin. I missed u yesterday my 20 seconds at justins.

 

[tinman]

The nem can kill those eagle eyes n e ways. Time to step up the zoa game tin. I missed u yesterday my 20 seconds at justins.

dang sorry bro i thought id text you but traffic is like crazy and its too late so had to get home ..

yea that eagle eyes (or watermelon zoas as described by justin yesterday) are from you and formed a nice colony lol

Got another kind of rainbows and alpha and omega zoas from justin yesterday so im gonna fill that nuvo with nicer zoas, nothing low grade