Zoa advise?

brandoncoelho30 · 06/27/2016, 03:36 PM

Whats the best way to care for zoas? Food placement flow and more.

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Psychomantix · 06/27/2016, 07:36 PM

I think zoas are fairly easy to care for. You don't need to feed them anything, but a few claim feeding phytoplankton will increase growth. I think they can tolerate all kinds of flow, as long as they're not getting blown off the rocks. Same with lighting as long as it's not too extreme. If you put them too far down at the bottom, they will stretch and grow taller. If you put them at the top, they will stay very short and flat. To sum up, I think they're very adaptive and hardy, you just have to watch out for pests like nudis.

Another thing to watch out for is that they contain palytoxin, so handle them with care. Someone told me that the plain brown or green ones are more toxic than the colorful designer ones, but I have no proof to back up that claim.

davehead86 · 06/27/2016, 07:47 PM

Zoas are hardy, require no feeding and can handle all types of tank environments. Mine are currently growing like weeds with med light and med flow and water that isnt exactly the cleanest.

ReeferC77 · 06/27/2016, 07:52 PM

No need for specific feeding, they don't want too much flow otherwise they'll close up, maybe a med-low flow is good, and make sure they get a good amount of light

06/27/2016, 03:36 PM	#1
brandoncoelho30 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 68	Zoa advise? Whats the best way to care for zoas? Food placement flow and more. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G925A using Tapatalk

06/27/2016, 07:47 PM	#3
davehead86 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Monticello, IL Posts: 819	Zoas are hardy, require no feeding and can handle all types of tank environments. Mine are currently growing like weeds with med light and med flow and water that isnt exactly the cleanest. __________________ My build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=24225945#post24225945 Current Tank: 65 Gallon Mixed Reef\| 40B Sump\| 2 Radion Gen 3's\| 2 MP10wes\| Vectra M1 \| Reefkeeper Lite

06/27/2016, 07:36 PM	#2
Psychomantix Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 120	I think zoas are fairly easy to care for. You don't need to feed them anything, but a few claim feeding phytoplankton will increase growth. I think they can tolerate all kinds of flow, as long as they're not getting blown off the rocks. Same with lighting as long as it's not too extreme. If you put them too far down at the bottom, they will stretch and grow taller. If you put them at the top, they will stay very short and flat. To sum up, I think they're very adaptive and hardy, you just have to watch out for pests like nudis. Another thing to watch out for is that they contain palytoxin, so handle them with care. Someone told me that the plain brown or green ones are more toxic than the colorful designer ones, but I have no proof to back up that claim.

06/27/2016, 07:52 PM	#4
ReeferC77 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 19	No need for specific feeding, they don't want too much flow otherwise they'll close up, maybe a med-low flow is good, and make sure they get a good amount of light