Myth or fact

[manoverboard]

New zoa collector here.Ive heard myth that zoa /paly spread faster if they arnt on a flat but a inclined surface.Whats your hypothisis?

 

[Reef Pets]

Thats how I use to grow them several year ago. When I was aquaculturing zoas I mounted them to ceramic floor tiles and would place the tile vertical and they seemed to grow much faster. They would always grow toward the light.

 

[KLR]

I have had this experience as well^. I think it is true.

 

[Reef Keeper 18]

I have mine on a rock and they took off but on discs they slowed down

 

[peacetypes6]

fact...but feeding does wonders as well

 

[Toombs]

fact...but feeding does wonders as well

+1 feeding dose wonders and i also have some zoas that I threw onto a vertical service which are growing like crazy even without feeding. Also have seen this on frag racks were the colony will grow more polyps from underneath the frag rack up towards the light, kind of a pain to get them off but nice to frag the colony from underneath rather than the top portions =P

 

[verz36]

interesting.. i have always had my zoas just flat but will try this out to see if i see a difference.. thank you for the info..

 

[Kbra]

Is it more so that you are concentrating the growth towards the top since they are going for light and appear to be faster or overall polyp count?