What is a deepwater Zoa

[Triggerman77]

Must be LOL or the people Harvesting are midgets :xd:

 

[Wy Renegade]

Now I have a question are the African Blue Hornets/ African Blue Steals listed as Deep Waters? If they are then I am torturing mine. They are almost at the top of my reef......

I have had people tell me the African Blue Hornet/African Blue Steel was a deepwater. then I found out they actually came from very very very shallow waters off Africa. I let them sit on the sandbed for 5 months and they never grew. Moved they to high light, high flow. In a month 7 babies. I don't beleive all the Deep Water crap. Is deep water where you can't touch the ground anymore?

LOL; As stated earlier in this thread, there is no such thing as a "deepwater zoa". Almost all zoathids are photosynthetic and thus require light, "deepwater" is a marketing scheme and nothing more - almost all the "deepwater zoas" are in fact shallow water; like any zoa, some prefer more light, some prefer less.

 

[TANKSALOT]

I have always understood that when a Zoa is labeled as "deep water", that I could comfortably put it in the lowest part of my tank.

And even then I will watch to see if they have stretch for the light.

TANKSALOT
aka - Steve

 

[650-IS350]

I have a couple DWZ's place low in that tank but don't look all to happy and actually got smaller than the one receiving higher light. The ones to the top of the tank grew the best and had great bright colors.

 

[TANKSALOT]

I have a couple DWZ's place low in that tank but don't look all to happy and actually got smaller than the one receiving higher light. The ones to the top of the tank grew the best and had great bright colors.

So if they don't do well in "Deep Water" why would they be categorized as "Deep Water"?

I understand it's just a "Marketing Ploy", but there ought to be a sensible reason behind the name.

TANKSALOT
aka - Steve

 

[BlazinNano]

So if they don't do well in "Deep Water" why would they be categorized as "Deep Water"?

I understand it's just a "Marketing Ploy", but there ought to be a sensible reason behind the name.

TANKSALOT
aka - Steve

Price Per Polyp.

 

[TANKSALOT]

Price Per Polyp.

So we must dig DEEP into our pockets for them :xd:, OK, now I understand.

 

[BlazinNano]

So we must dig DEEP into our pockets for them :xd:, OK, now I understand.

Yes.....

 

[inactive]

So if they don't do well in "Deep Water" why would they be categorized as "Deep Water"?

I understand it's just a "Marketing Ploy", but there ought to be a sensible reason behind the name.

TANKSALOT
aka - Steve

Depth and Light intensity are two different things

 

[TANKSALOT]

Depth and Light intensity are two different things

Yes, and light intensity is diminished by depth. :bigsmile:

 

[inactive]

Yes, and light intensity is diminished by depth. :bigsmile:

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