How to make Zoanthids thrive?

[ReefTalk]

Hey how do you make Zoas thrive in terms of opening bigger better color and grow faster. Also what kind of Zoa is this? I also post in an zoa if thread for more answers.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Hey how do you make Zoas thrive in terms of opening bigger better color and grow faster. Also what kind of Zoa is this? I also post in an zoa if thread for more answers.

Good parameters and time. One of these days they might start closing up. Don't stress about it. Give them a week and they will have more color.

 

[Surfandturf]

Look for colorful zoas. There are a lot of dull colored zoas/palys that you can get cheap. The colorful ones will cost you more money. I have found that the majority of zoas are very strong.

 

[Desmond]

Good water , flow and lighting. Placement can also be key as some like more light and flow than others

 

[mcarroll]

Turn around three times. Jump over your fish net. Sit down backwards and spell "fish" backward three times.

Then do everything people here recommended – even try spending more money.

Zoanthids have a mind of their own as far as I can tell.

In the middle of a tank full of happy stony corals, the zoanthids I had would come and go willy-nilly. Sometimes aggressively intruding on nearby stony corals! But in the end, after four or five years of this waning and waxing, literally fading out to nothing....gone. I didn't change much through the whole period so it was crazy to watch the variable behavior.

Stony corals are much easier to me.

Your mileage may vary.

 

[mps026]

Good flow u want to see their skirts moving gently. This has brought out more color in mine and even makes them perk up.

 

[Snookster]

Time & lots of patience. Blow them off once in a while with a turkey baster. Oh, time & lots of patience.

 

[vanpire]

I have had good luck with Zoas multiplying like crazy when I don't use my skimmer. So my guess is that at my Zoas prefer water with more nutrients. But I also get more algae growth and my acros turn brown so I don't do that often.

 

[ReefTalk]

Now my zoanthid colony is doing better, maybe now someone can ID it?

 

[Ben007]

Placing closer to the bottom and lots of blue light seems to do the trick for ms

 

[Pruett-nc]

Try taking a pic. Without so much blue for possible id.

 

[ReefTalk]

Try taking a pic. Without so much blue for possible id.

Finally was able to take a good shot.