Are my zoas dead?

[aquasport24]

Just got a shipment of zoas yesterday from CA after after 5 days of shipping. There were some open polyps yesterday, but today they all closed and having a white THICK coat (sponge like) covering all over. I did acclimate and dipped for 45mins. Is this normal? and how long does it usually take for them to open up?.THANKS

[Gseclipse02]

i had some zoas that never opend for a month and then bam they opend up ...

[DrMark]

...........5 days of shipping!!

[cadamsreef]

"wow" five days thats a long time. what was the ph of the water before you started dripping? What is your tank ph. If you have good water condtions I would say in a day or two the polyps should start to open up. If not then ph shock maybe. Polyps are pretty tough and hard to kill, but five days that's a long time for stuff to be in a bag. I have gone a long as three to four days with snails and crabs but lost a few. Oh may try on giving them a break on the light.

[aquasport24]

Picture added

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[aquasport24]

...........5 days of shipping!!

Yeah 5 days. It was a Express Mail too(next day deliver...GUARANTEE....:mad:) from the Post office. It took 3 days to leave CA and 2 days here in SA.

[aquasport24]

Cadamsreef..the PH was 7.9.

[aquasport24]

i had some zoas that never opend for a month and then bam they opend up ...
I hope that's the case
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[cadamsreef]

I hate to have stuff shipped by USPS. Two to three day mail is a flat out lie!

[cadamsreef]

the bag water was 7.9 or the tank

[cadamsreef]

some times bag water gets down to 7.4 or lower because of the co2 build up.

[aquasport24]

The tank was 7.9. I did not check the bag. Yeah i am really tired of USPS guarantee mail. The last shipment was sent to a neighbor 2 street down from my house.

[cadamsreef]

Do you know anything about naso tangs?

[aquasport24]

I am not an expert at it but i do have a very fat one. ..

[cadamsreef]

I saw what you said the other day thanks. How big is yours? how much do you feed him? I have been in this hobbie for a while not a pro, but he is my baby and I really don't get help from the lfs.

[aquasport24]

He's about 6" with 1/2 streamers. had him since Christmas of 2007. I feed him once a day with homemake seafood mix and Dulse seaweed, but he eats anything i throw at him.. I did had him in a QT for about 2 weeks before introduced to the display. I fed him with varieties when he was in the QT.

[Mr Cob]

Some added hope...

I have had polyps close up, die off and come back again but even healthier...2-4 weeks. I have had a Radioactive Dragon Eye colony closed up for almost two months now and it's "maybe" coming back. I saw some color emerging behind the closed polyps so I'm hoping for the best.

I don't count them a loss until the polyps are gone.

[MKCindy]

First, did you really dip them for 45 minutes? That seems a really long time for a dip. They look fine in your picture, probably just irritated. I bought a power head from a guy in San Marcus one time. Waited almost 2 weeks to set it up. When I open the plastic he had wrapped it in, I found 2 slightly damp polyps wedged in the grill. A dab of super glue and they came back strong.

[aquasport24]

Thanks for all the positive feedback.

[aquasport24]

First, did you really dip them for 45 minutes? That seems a really long time for a dip. They look fine in your picture, probably just irritated. I bought a power head from a guy in San Marcus one time. Waited almost 2 weeks to set it up. When I open the plastic he had wrapped it in, I found 2 slightly damp polyps wedged in the grill. A dab of super glue and they came back strong.
25 minutes in Logul solution and 20 minutes in TPMCC and Flatworm Exits.

[kkralicek]

They will probably be ok. They really look irritated in the pic. Sometimes after acclimating mine some of them stayed closed for up 3 days before poping out. So don't lose hope. If they look like they are falling apart or the hermits start eating them then it is a pretty good indication they are dead. Other than that I would leave them alone and see how they do.