Coral Spotlight | Zoanthids and Palythoas

mikejrice

Nurse Shark
M.A.S.C Club Member
#1
Common names: zoos, zoanthids, button polyps, palythoas, palys

Difficulty Level:Zoanthids are extremely tolerant and a great choice for beginners due to their fast growth speed and broad range of colors.

Feeding: These corals prefer phytoplankton though their primary source of nutrition is photosynthesis.

Lighting (Level 4 to 10):Zoas will adapt to almost any type of lighting although care should be taken when moving them into higher lighting areas.

Water flow: These corals do well with moderate to high water flow.

Placement: Zoas are fast growers which have the ability to encroach upon most hard corals and shade them out over time. They grow toward their light source, so try to keep susceptible corals out of their path.

General: These corals come in an endless variety of colors and sizes. Though they are nearly the same biologically their unique zooxanthellae has given them endless names in reference to their color. Many of these colors are dependent on lighting conditions and will color morph under the wrong type of lighting

https://captivecoral.net/portfolio/zoas-palys/


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mikejrice

Nurse Shark
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#4
There’s no better pattern to fill a frame with than a field of colorful zoanthids! Who’s growing a nice colony of these ones?




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flagg37

Anthias
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#6
What are your thoughts on paly toxin? I know some people that are deathly afraid of it and take safety precautions to the max and others that think it’s just a bunch of hype.
 

mikejrice

Nurse Shark
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#7
What are your thoughts on paly toxin? I know some people that are deathly afraid of it and take safety precautions to the max and others that think it’s just a bunch of hype.
I think it’s largely hype fueled by a few isolated cases where it actually affected people. It’s worth taking some precautions, but it’s not something to avoid them all together over.


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mikejrice

Nurse Shark
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#8
Nice close shot of these ones. I wanna call them “Solar Eclipse” but I’m really not sure on this one...




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mikejrice

Nurse Shark
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#9
Another nice one. It’s hard not to post pictures of every different strain I see.




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