Another Zoa ID

That is not a commonly if ever used term thank you for clarifying thank you in fact meant extend. Which you could have explained from the start instead of being nasty.

Perhaps a community reef forum isn't for you if you cant appropriatly interact with other members. But you do you

@Brit’s Fish point of clarification. If you see longer than normal polyp, not skirt, extension from zoas to the point where the "foot" becomes visible it can be a sign of inadequate lighting. This may also be accompanied by the zoa tilting it's disc or reaching toward your light source.

Some solutions are to increase your lighting output by turning up the power, moving the light closer to the water, or adding additional lighting. You can also add a diffuser if spread is an issue, Radion and AI prime are some examples of lights with readily available diffusers.

Another option is to move the frag of zoa higher or more toward the middle of the tank. If the polyp lenght becomes shorter and it no longer appears that they are extending toward the light it's an indication that lighting may have been your issue.

A word of caution about modifying your lights is that changing it for one coral may be detrimental to another coral so make sure you're not going to increase your output of your light to where it stresses out other tank occupant.

I explained the term at the end of post #14 . If it’s a term you’re unfamiliar with that’s a-ok but it’s pretty common, perhaps you’d be best to mind your own tone Mr manners.

On the whole though I do agree with your post on #20.
 
I’m just seeing the back and forth on my post now.
So anyhow… I’ve left them in the sandbed. They’re doing just fine but I will be moving them up a little higher to mount them where I want them in my zoa garden today. The LFS had them for several weeks and kept them under Orpheks… I have Hydra 32HDs.
I appreciate the explanation of acclimating them to lighting… I hadn’t heard the term “panning” either but I got the gist. My question was more about this morph in particular and what others’ experiences have been in terms of getting them to grow quickly & be happy long term. I’m aware that zoas are pretty hardy in general and will acclimate to any location given enough time. I just haven’t ever owned this type of zoa before.
As a palate cleanser, here’s a pic of my little “zoa tower” aka two CaribSea LifeRock donuts stacked vertically. My fish love swimming in & out of the cave.
 

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Love the pair of clowns!! So cute :)
Thank you! I’m partial to these guys as well since they’re my only pair out of 3 (all in separate tanks) that have never tried to bite my hands off! Lol I’be had fun watching them in the last few days especially since they have been cleaning an area to lay eggs for the first time since I’ve had them. They’re getting a lot more territorial of that spot now but otherwise are very well behaved. :)
 
Thank you! I’m partial to these guys as well since they’re my only pair out of 3 (all in separate tanks) that have never tried to bite my hands off! Lol I’be had fun watching them in the last few days especially since they have been cleaning an area to lay eggs for the first time since I’ve had them. They’re getting a lot more territorial of that spot now but otherwise are very well behaved. :)
That’s so exciting! Best of luck :) can’t wait for mine to start laying!
 
Agreed, those are cute clowns. The zoa rock will be almost filled by next year, as for the rainbow incinerators, mine likes high lights after acclimating in the sand bed after a month I slowly move them up. Zoas also like some Reefroid once in a while.
Good Luck
 
Update: I mounted them up on my zoa tower last night and they’re looking happy as ever. Nevermind the Banggai photobomb lol
 

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