Newbie: JBJ 12 gallon nano build

[Huffers]

Those zoas are awesome! I've got come in my 10 gallon reef. They really look awesome under the moonlights.

 

[ahoDMV]

Here are some pictures of it in the tank.

 

[Beengirl]

Nice zoos!!!!

 

[ahoDMV]

Thanks! Do they usually close up at night?

I just came home and it didn't look too good. So I turned on the lights to check. Hermit crabs been bothering them since I put them in so I'm not sure if that the issue for why it looks that way. I also found a little critter crawling around it. It had a much of lights white and really small and thin.

Here's how it looks now. I relocated it so
Hopefully the hermits wont bother the zoas.

 

[Huffers]

They look fine to me. They will close up at night so that's normal. As far as the crabs go my hermits will sometimes crawl over a coral and they will shut up but I've never had a hermit harm a coral. Give the zoas a few days to get used to their new environment. They should be just fine. There a lot hardier than we think!

 

[ahoDMV]

Thats good to know. Thanks!

 

[ahoDMV]

What's the thing that's on the zoa? Should I pull it off or leave it? I think it might be aiptasia. How should I go about removing it so it doesn't spread?

 

[ahoDMV]

Anyone?

 

[Crystal A]

Looks like a feather duster.

 

[Jmkb02]

I can barely tell but I would guess feather duster as well. They are good and beneficial

 

[ahoDMV]

Sorry couldn't get a better picture of it. Are
There clear looking feather duster? It also goes in and out of the rock.

 

[ahoDMV]

Tried my best to retake some pictures.

 

[Pufferlove]

Tried my best to retake some pictures.

Wow looks great

 

[Jmkb02]

Looks good and that's def a feather duster. Did you say you picked that frag up for 10 bucks?

 

[ahoDMV]

Tip 10 bucks. It came with hairy algae but my cuc took care of it the first night.

So glad to hear its a feather duster and not aiptasia.

 

[Jmkb02]

Dang my Lfs sells their frags per head. Sometimes it's 5 usually it's at least 10

 

[ahoDMV]

Yeah. It was labor day special, buy 2 get one free coral. But I missed out. My buddy sent me a email after i got home.


This frag is also 10 bucks. But I'm not sure what it is and how to take care of it. Sorry for the poor quality

 

[ahoDMV]

So I came home for the weekend and checked up on my tank. Prepped my water for the weekly water change.

And I noticed this in my tank... What is it?!?!? Could it be a starfish? Or is it a parasite ?

 

[Keao_m]

Looking good. Following.

 

[Readingexcalibur]

Yeah. It was labor day special, buy 2 get one free coral. But I missed out. My buddy sent me a email after i got home.

This frag is also 10 bucks. But I'm not sure what it is and how to take care of it. Sorry for the poor quality

Looks like a Florida ricardia, could be wrong, the pic is a little blurry.