impur Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Came across this thought it might be worth a shot if you have some zoas going south and nothing is bringing them back. http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18295 Using insulin needles to inject iodide into the stem of the zoa. The few that tried it are all reporting positive results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 along the same lines in a couple of forums are guys who are cross breeding zoas... ie they cut two zoas in half stick them together and it will grow into a zoa with one half one color and the other half the other color. I wonder if you can do the same with a syringe and suck out some of the tissue on the cap and inject into the other zoa, something ill have to play with someday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Heeyyyyy now! Step #1: Get some crazy colored zoa DNA and squirt it into an aiptasia Step #2: Profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 LOL great idea Andy! Roy yah i've seen that nuclear green/purp death combo. Pretty trippy. There is a thread on RC where a guy sucked out zoox from one zoas and injected into another. It definately started to change colors but i didn't follow it too far after that. But i think this is something that could be very helpful, if it actually works. Armageddon zoas melt in most peoples tanks, caribbean zoas, etc. I have some afternoon delights/magician palys that are doing terrible for no reason, also some candy apple reds that just won't open or grow. If this works and i can save them i'm doing it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Heeyyyyy now! Step #1: Get some crazy colored zoa DNA and squirt it into an aiptasia Step #2: Profit LOL! You've got the right idea here, Andy! Too bad you spilled the beans before you patented the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Me and my big mouth! DOH! (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I was hoping this was a way to get rid of my mint green paly's, but now I can jst inject them with colors from my others zoa's and have rainbow rocks . . . maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdadof2 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I have some paly/zoas taking over my rocks...any ideas on how to get rid of them other than tossing the rock or cutting them off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I have some paly/zoas taking over my rocks...any ideas on how to get rid of them other than tossing the rock or cutting them off? Give me the rock and I will give you one fresh and clean with no zoos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Give me the rock and I will give you one fresh and clean with no zoos Come over. These mint green paly's have killed two of my other colonies and now that they have taken over the whole rock have blown off the rock and spread to the rest of the tank. I'm certain one even crawled across the carpet and into the living room tank, because I never put them in there. (whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Come over. These mint green paly's have killed two of my other colonies and now that they have taken over the whole rock have blown off the rock and spread to the rest of the tank. I'm certain one even crawled across the carpet and into the living room tank, because I never put them in there. (whistle) Now that's funny...(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 LOL...I had a snake polyp make it all the way from my tank to Snowpunks which is almost 45 min away. Weird part is nothing came from my tank to his. But he came from my house to his. Go figure.(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny503 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 You all can call me needle rider, but I am getting lots and lots of needle tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Try not to OD ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny503 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 injecting i......od what????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 you said you were getting lots of "needle" tomorrow, just want you to be careful and not over dose. Anything that requires needles is usually dangerous.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 (nono)franklin gets to initiate all drug realated jokes first(nono) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 I'm going to be trying this on one of my afternoon delight polyps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 oops....sorry still waiting for my turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny503 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Miles, please take pictures before and after the injection... I would love to see how it's turn out. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 This is quite interesting. I was wondering about dipping them in iodide to see what would happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefin' Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Miles' date=' please take pictures before and after the injection... I would love to see how it's turn out. Thanks in advance.[/quote'] Ya that would be kewl!pics please Miles, do u know where that thread is u mentioned about people cutting the zoas in half and grafting another half from another zoa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 I will definately take pics. I'm going to try and do this sometime this week. Here is that thread Reynaldo http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15597 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefin' Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Sweet! thanks Miles..appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Link isnt workin' for me... Also, where do you guys get the needles? You would not believe the looks I get asking around everywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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