How to get zoa's to grow

[alexytman]

I have some palys and zoa's in my tank. The palys are growing like crazy but has remained the same sized polyps. On the other hand, my zoa's have maybe grew one polyp but the polyps are now bigger than the palys. what the heck is going on.

I feed them what's left of my coralific delite after feeding my lps

 

[James M]

Palys grow faster than most coral and some are referred to as a weeds like Xenia or gsp. How long have you had the zoas for ? Lighting ?

 

[alexytman]

Palys grow faster than most coral and some are referred to as a weeds like Xenia or gsp. How long have you had the zoas for ? Lighting ?

Had them for 2months some crew a bit some only grew 1to2 polyps. I have all my paly and zoas in one garden

 

[James M]

There’s no specific growth rate for zoas or any coral because every tank is different but 1 to 2 polyps a month is good But feedings and lighting will make it grow faster.

 

[alexytman]

There’s no specific growth rate for zoas or any coral because every tank is different but 1 to 2 polyps a month is good But feedings and lighting will make it grow faster.

But at this rate,my microlords are gonna grow on top of em XD. They're growing fadter

 

[James M]

But at this rate,my microlords are gonna grow on top of em XD. They're growing fadter

I would move the zoas before the get choked out

 

[Capitol Reef Corals]

Definitely depends. I bought a single polyp of WWC Darth Mauls a while back. It took 4 months before it grew another head. Now about 2 months after that it has 4. Once they start to grow they usually take off. On the other hand I bought one polyp of WWC Superstars and 2 months later there's 8. Same tank and same conditions. It just depends. The higher end stuff usually takes longer to grow which is part of the reason why they're more expensive. Once your zoas start growing and are used to the tank, they should start to take off.

 

[adamdaniel210]

Good quality light, food, and time
Beyond that there isnt a real way to know what the growth rate of any single type of coral every tank is different and every coral grows differently in each tank
The number one word in this hobby is patience