how to cultivate zoas....

[BOBBY BOLIVIA]

does anybody knows what is the optimum,method for fast grow of zoas? any water additives or special lights and/or water parameters

 

[NYreefNoob]

good water param's decent flow, zoa's and paly's are usually fast growers and a pretty hardy coral, see u at the swap

 

[BOBBY BOLIVIA]

my zoas havent changed in 2 months! they are special. and not in a good way.

 

[jerl77]

what kind some are very slow to grow and some grw so fast what king you have?

 

[BOBBY BOLIVIA]

neon green zoas

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

does anybody knows what is the optimum,method for fast grow of zoas? any water additives or special lights and/or water parameters

Hi BOBBY BOLIVIA ;-)

When propagating zoanthus you must always remember that these are very...really very poisonous up to the point that they can kill you! So please do remember that fortune favours de bold but not the unwary. Please read more about it here

Zoanthus Toxin


Because of the toxin you should never handle Zoanthus or Palythoa with open wounds, nor should you touch your mouth or eyes after handling the species.

When propagating either of the species this is critical to remember, just the slightest rub of an itchy eye or even a small cut from a hang nail might be enough to land you in the hospital.


Zoanthus Toxin Reality

By all means don't let the toxin this coral produces intimidate you. I have worked with thousands and thousands of Zoanthus since the mid 90's and had only one incident causing some numbing and nausea. Aggression in Zoanthus in relation to your reef aquarium will be more noticed in these specimens grow.

Zoanthus Growth

Amazingly the less colorful they are the quicker they will spread in the aquarium as well. Zoanthus feed through absorption and photosynthesis, so the brighter the lights and more nutrients load you have in your aquarium the quicker the Zoanthus will grow. This can become dangerous when you have to go into the tank and actually prune back the colony via propagation. At that point a lot of toxin is released in a very small system in contrast to the current carrying it away in the ocean.

Now concerning the zoanthus propagation have a look here


Is this enough or do you need more?
Also, please do not forget to use anti-stick surgical gloves to manipulate zoanthis and do not bring your fingers to your mouth and/or eyes. Do remember to wash your hands thoroughly under water tap running water before removing the gloves, after which you can discard the glove adequately for recycling or valorization.



Cheers
Pedro Nuno ;-)

 

[BOBBY BOLIVIA]

hey pedro i really appreciate the info, thank you very much.