• Name:

    Space Monsters Palys

  • Family: Zoanthidae
  • Species: Palythoa
  • Scientific Name: Palythoa sp
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General info about Space Monsters Palys

In general, corals coming from the genus Palythoa are classified as zoanthids with colonies that are embedded hard in the substrate and is often covered by its protruding polyps. Each polyp has an oral disc or mouth that is flat in shape and surrounded by a fringe of tentacles.
 
For the Space Monsters Palys, they are predominantly colored violet with green tentacles. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Space Monsters Palys:
  • Calcium: 380 - 430 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.5 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1250 - 1300 ppm
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 72° - 82° F (22° - 27° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025

Space Monsters Palys Diet & Nutrition

In the wild, Space Monsters Palys has developed a symbiotic feeding relationship with marine algae called zooxanthellae. But in captivity, you have to feed them with nanoplankton or dissolved organics.

Fragging / Propagating Space Monsters Palys

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Space Monsters Palys. They should be set in the middle or top part of the tank where they will receive the most amount of light.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Space Monsters Palys

Space Monsters Palys requires strong lighting and moderate waterflow.

Parasites & Diseases that Affect Space Monsters Palys

While the Space Monsters Palys are easy to maintain, you have to be alert for filamentous algae that can overgrow and smother their polyps. They are also prone to box snail which feeds on them, so you need to remove this particular snail from the tank. You also have to look out for large crustaceans and fish like angelfish and butterflyfish that nibbles on their tentacles.

Space Monsters Palys Origin

Space Monsters Palys are abundant and can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Caution Should be Taken with Space Monsters Palys

Space Monsters Palys are known to posses high levels of palytoxin and vibrio bacteria especially in their mucus. So, you need to wear gloves in handling them.

How to Acclimate Space Monsters Palys

Space Monsters Palys are purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Space Monsters Palys

Since the Space Monsters Palys contains toxins and bateria, you have give them ample space so that they cannot sting other coral species.

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Name Species Family Scientific Name More Detail Added by
Space Monsters Palys Palythoa Zoanthidae Palythoa sp
In general, corals coming from the genus Palythoa are classified as zoanthids with colonies that are embedded hard in the substrate and is often covered by its protruding polyps. Each polyp has an oral disc or mouth that is flat in shape and surrounded by a fringe of tentacles.
 
For the Space Monsters Palys, they are predominantly colored violet with green tentacles. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Space Monsters Palys:
  • Calcium: 380 - 430 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.5 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1250 - 1300 ppm
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 72° - 82° F (22° - 27° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
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