African Blue Zoanthids

by **newbie916** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:28 pm

You guys take a look at the African Blue zoanthids. They're pretty nice and I picked up a few frags, but the first frag I bought is having some issues. Have any of you guys taken a look at these and have had success in keeping them? I read that they are some of the harder zoas to keep.

by **memphis** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:46 pm

these zoo are harder to keep. i keep mine at the bottom of the tank with low to moderate flow. they need to spot feed. when i first got them i put my phyto in the tank and that was it, and they wernt doing that well. i now spot feed them with marine snow and they are doing great. make sure water parameter are within good range or u will have prob with them. u need t5s or halides to keep them acoording to what i read on them.

by **newbie916** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:02 pm

Thanks Memphis, I have them in the middle of my tank off center to the MH's in a low flow area. They seem to be doing fine, but lost 10 of the 20 polyps on the first frag when they were on the bottom. Also, I've been treating them in Furan-2 because I think they had zoa pox. My water is in good parameters and hopefully they'll flourish in my tank. They are awesome looking zoas, but I'm one of the only remaining guys who bought a frag from the colony that survived. It came from a 300 polyp rock and was fragged, but everyone elses polyps died.

Hopefully, these guys will hang on because they're awesome. Thanks for the pointers

African Blue Zoanthids

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