How can I get zoas off one thing to another?

[nano reef heaven]

So I bought a frag of zoas from a lfs one day and since it has been in my tank a few weeks I thought a few times my powerhead was blowing on it making it move at times. Well the point is I finally noticed why it was moving today and it seems the zoas are not attached to a rock but some sort of clam like filter feeder. I looked closely and it opens up a small amount and a filter comes out some. My question is, is it possible for me to remove the zoas without damaging them? They are encrusted on 98 percent of the little fellow.

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[johnnymisty]

Yup just run a razor blade under them and scrape them off use super glue gel to glue them in place where you want them

[nano reef heaven]

Sweet. Thanks. I hope I don't mess them up. I'm a real clutz Lol. Hopefully I can pull this off.

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[johnnymisty]

It's pretty easy just scrape under them if there's a layer of crust under the zoas scrape under that and zoas should be fine will also hold them together better that way

[nano reef heaven]

Sounds good. It looks like a small layer of crust underneath. So let's hope it will come off easily. Guess I'll do it here shortly after a water change. :)

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[Darbex]

Make sure you have gloves and eye protectant. And if its a paly might want to get something over your mouth and nose. Toxins released by some of these zoas can be pretty nasty.

[nano reef heaven]

Thanks for the advice. Better to be safe then sorry!

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[nano reef heaven]

Here is a pic I'm not sure. Sorry about quality I used my cellphone camera.

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[nano reef heaven]

Well it took about 5 min or less to get the zoas off. Hopefully they'll open back up in a couple hours.

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