- Name:
Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys
- Family: Zoanthidae
- Species: Palythoa
- Scientific Name: Palythoa sp
General info about Bleeding Metallic Red Pink 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
Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys Diet & Nutrition
In the wild, Bleeding Metallic Red Pink 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 Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Bleeding Metallic Red Pink 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 Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys
Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys requires strong lighting and moderate waterflow.
Parasites & Diseases that Affect Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys
While the Bleeding Metallic Red Pink 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.
Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys Origin
Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys are abundant and can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys
Bleeding Metallic Red Pink 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 Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys
Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys are purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys
Since the Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys contains toxins and bateria, you have give them ample space so that they cannot sting other coral species.
Original Detail
| Name | Species | Family | Scientific Name | More Detail | Added by |
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| Bleeding Metallic Red Pink 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 Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys, they are predominantly colored violet with light brown tentacles and white blue mouth. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Bleeding Metallic Red Pink Palys:
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PalaciosAn |
Changed by users
| Submitted Date | Submitted By | Status | Action |
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| 2019-01-09 02:29:20 | Tristan Paylado | Approved |