You can feed your zoanthids with amino acids, vitamins, live phytoplankton, oyster feast, reef chili, reef roids, and many other foods available on the market. Be careful, though. Many of these foods will increase the nitrates and phosphates in your reef tank.
How do you feed zoanthids?
There are 2 ways to feed Zoanthids. There is the broadcast method and target feeding. We will review both of them. You can be successful with either method, and each has their own benefits and draw backs. Broadcast feeding is just adding coral food to your tank so it disperses everywhere in your water.
What do you feed your Zoas and Palys?
The only mushrooms I feed are ricordea florida and yuma. They love mysis shrimp and pellets. Zoas don't eat much, but palys do eat. Try feeding New Life Spectrum, mine ate that. Quote Share this post Link to post kristincm kristincm Community Member 368 posts Jacksonville, NC January 1, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013
How do I care for my Zoas?
Some types of zoas like more light, some less. Experiment until you find the perfect position. When it comes to water flow, moderation is the key. Too much flow can cause retraction of the polyps, too little and the zoas will receive fewer nutrients through the water.
Can Zoas live in dirty water?
Even though zoas will live in dirtier water (nitrates and phosphates higher than usual) without a problem, they will not thrive in it. Maintaining stable water parameters will always be the best way to keep corals.
What do you feed mushroom corals?
Many mushroom corals will get a significant amount of their nutrition from their symbiotic zooxanthellae, which are small photosynthetic sugar daddy's (almost literally). They will also absorb nutrients from the water. Each polyp also does have a mouth and is capable of ingesting small meaty foods, as well.
What should I feed my zoas?
They get a lot of their nutrients from light, water, and fish poop. You can add stuff to the tank such as phycopure, coral vibrance, etc...but you need to watch your parameters. These things do raise nutrient levels and then you will have algae problems.
Do I need to feed zoanthids?
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How often should I feed my zoas?
Some zoanthids and palythoas seem to like eating meaty foods, so feeding them only makes them happier and often, multiply more quickly. I have been amazed to see the growth of some palythoas and zoanthids that are target fed regularly. Now what I mean by regularly is 2-3 times a week.
How do you keep zoas healthy?
2:197:20How To Keep Zoas | Zoanthid Care Guide - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo if you do want to keep zoe's in stronger light make sure you build them up gently. So you don'tMoreSo if you do want to keep zoe's in stronger light make sure you build them up gently. So you don't shock them if zoes get too much light i find they can shrivel up like you todd you in winter.
How do you make zoanthids grow faster?
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Can you feed reef roids to zoas?
Reef-Roids is a blend of naturally occurring marine planktons, which contains a species of zooplankton that is unique to our product. It is formulated to minimize water degradation and is ideal for Goniapora, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, and all other filter feeding corals.
How do you know if zoas are happy?
If they are satisfied where they are, they will open up. I have found that more damage is done in the first few days or couple weeks, by messing with them, ie moving them around.
Do zoanthids like dirty water?
Zoas prefer a STABLE tank. Whether that's clean or dirty really doesn't matter, IMHO.
Do zoas need phosphate?
In the nutrient balance zoas might take phosphates and nitrates from the water. Every system is very different in bio load in general, and age. That will make a huge influence in that nutrient balance.
Do zoanthids like high light?
Valuable Member. One of the biggest misnomers in this hobby is that zoas do not like light. Zoas are generally found in shallow pools and have been measured in water where they are receiving 800-1000 PAR.
Do zoanthids need magnesium?
New Member. So yes they do need calcium etc.
Do Zoanthids like a lot of flow?
Ideally, your Zoanthids should live in a low to medium-high flow area. If placed in too high of a flow area, polyps will have a difficult time opening, which stunts its growth/development.
Why are my ZOAS stretching?
If Zoas get too much light they can shrivel up like you in winter. If your Zoas are stretching in their stalks, it is almost certainly because they are not getting enough light.
Why are my ZOAS extending?
They will stretch up higher into the water column if the waterflow is to low. Or they also do it from lack of light as the two most common reasons. Make sure you have no pests on the rock.
How long does it take for ZOAS to grow?
If you don't really like them, 24 hrs. If you paid too much and love them, 2 years.
1. Reef Roids by Polyp Labs
Reef Roids is a small powder or particle food. It is around 100-200 microns and is great for filter feeders.
2. Coral Feast
CoralFeast coral food is designed to promote coral growth and vibrant color. This is an all natural coral food that does not contain any fillers. It is a fine powder that is 300-500 microns in size.
3. Coral Frenzy Powder Formula
Coral Frenzy is a coral food that comes in 2 different forms. It comes as a powder and as a pellet. For zoas, the powder is a great choice because the particles are small enough for them to put in their mouth. In addition to various ingredients like Krill and Copepods, this also contains probiotics.
4. Red Sea Reef Energy AB Plus
Reef Energy is listed as a All-In-One-Coral-Superfood. This product is a liquid. The benefit of this is it can be hooked up to a dosing pump. If you do not want to bother manually feeding your corals, then a liquid option is a good choice. You will need a dosing pump setup for this.
5. CoralAmino By Brightwell Aquatics
CoralAmino is a liquid Amino Acid supplement used to feed corals including zoanthids. While there are amino acids in foods that corals eat, this is a free form version. This means they are readily available for corals. They do not have to break down food or organics first to get the amino acids. This is the most elementary form.
Broadcast Feeding
Broadcast feeding is just adding coral food to your tank so it disperses everywhere in your water. Your zoas will then take up the food as it passes over their body. This method is quick and easy. The downside is that you are adding a lot of nutrients to your tank.
Target Feeding
The preferred method for feeding a tank with a small amount of corals is target feeding. This means directly feeding your coral as opposed to just dumping a lot of food into your aquarium. There are many advantages to feeding by the target method. This reduces the risk of increased nitrate and phosphate levels.
What temperature should I keep my zoas in?
Keep the temperature approximately 78 degrees Fahrenheit. The salinity should be between 1.024 and 1.026 specific gravity. Hardiness between 8 to 12 dKH, and the pH between 8 and 8.4. If you can keep the water conditions between those lines, I am confident that you will have healthy zoas in your reef tank.
How to acclimate zoanthids?
Acclimate your Zoanthids before you introduce them in your reef tank. Try to mimic the conditions they have been before, whether you bought them in an aqua shop or from a fellow hobbyist. Some types of zoas like more light, some less. Experiment until you find the perfect position.
What is a zoanthid coral?
Zoanthids also known as zoas by hobbyists, inhabit a wide range of areas of water in the oceans.
Why are Zoanthids so popular?
Zoanthids for Sale. One of the reasons why zoas are so popular is that they are available in so many different varieties and colors. They come in different price ranges too. In fact, there are zoas for every budget.
Do zoas live in dirt?
Even though zoas will live in dirtier water (nitrates and phosphates higher than usual) without a problem, they will not thrive in it. Maintaining stable water parameters will always be the best way to keep corals. Zoanthids or any other. Keep that in mind and your success will be inevitable.
Can you have zoas in your tank?
There are few types of Zoanthids known that for sure contain this powerful toxin, such as Palythoa species and Zoanthus species. But you can’t be sure even if you don’t have zoas in your tank.
