Are Paly's Easier to Keep than Zoanthids?

[that Reef Guy]

Are Paly's Easier to Keep than Zoanthids?

I ask because it seems that I can keep Paly's for long periods of time (I have Green Implosions that are 3 Years Old).

But it seems that I might get 6 Months to a Year out of Zoanthids and they Die off (I do not know if it is from Zoanthid Eating Nudibranch's, Spiders, or Zoa POX, etc.)

For the last year I have been Dipping all my Zoanthids in Revive (Something that I never did before) and they are doing great until now.

Some are not opening up all the time and some are getting Zoa Pox.

But the Paly's all look great which leads me to believe that Paly's are Easier to keep than Zoanthids.

What do you guys think?

What are your experiences with Zoanthids and Paly's?

 

[hatfielj]

I've had similar experiences. Palys seem to do great in my tank and I can frag them easily and often. Zoas usually die off quickly for me.

 

[that Reef Guy]

I've had similar experiences. Palys seem to do great in my tank and I can frag them easily and often. Zoas usually die off quickly for me.

Thank you for the comment.

Do the rest of you guys feel the same way?

 

[SamsReef]

palys can handle fluctuations much better than zoanthids but then zoas grow faster than palys if right conditions are present. zoas can also get easily irritated. example - vermetid snails, feather duster or even GHA. Having said that, without Z's, the collection looks drab - rastas, yellow eagle eyes, dragon eyes, bam bam...classics, gorgeous, well worth the trouble.

Sam