- Name:
Butterface Palys
- Family: Zoanthidae
- Species: Palythoa
- Scientific Name: Protopalythoa sp
General info about Butterface 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
Butterface Palys Diet & Nutrition
In the wild, Butterface 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 Butterface Palys
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Butterface 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 Butterface Palys
Butterface Palys requires strong lighting and moderate waterflow.
Parasites & Diseases that Affect Butterface Palys
While the Butterface 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.
Butterface Palys Origin
Butterface Palys are abundant and can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Butterface Palys
Butterface 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 Butterface Palys
Butterface Palys are purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Butterface Palys
Since the Butterface 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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Butterface Palys | Palythoa | Zoanthidae | Protopalythoa 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 Butterface Palys, they are predominantly colored brown with violet tentacles and white mouth. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Butterface Palys:
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