Zoas not opening - encroaching hitchiker?

[Europhyllia]

Been doing more reading, and on the SAME faq page, Bob Fenners team recommended treating for zoa pox. Sigh.

Yeah I used to check WWM a lot but the different responses got to me. lol. In the end it's just different hobbyists (for the most part) volunteering their time and personal experience. I don't think they consult each other for responses.

I hate that in the beginning of a tank everything is just fine and the more money and effort you put into it the more problems pop up. Was just talking to another MAASTARD today about this...

[Mr Cob]

I hate that in the beginning of a tank everything is just fine and the more money and effort you put into it the more problems pop up. Was just talking to another MAASTARD today about this...

No joke!

[tebstan]

Update, if I can even call it that.

I did a FW dip on the shrooms and a Furan dip on the zoas.

I broke the zoas up. (Not entirely on purpose...) After the dip, I put one back in the original spot and some others far from the mushrooms. The colony that is further away has 12 polyps open, 2 closed. The frag put back in the original spot has 11 open and 18 closed. That's still more open than before. Too soon to blame the mushrooms I guess, but I won't dip again since I don't see any white bumps on the stalks.