- Name:
Avenger Zoanthids
(View AKA's) - Family: Zoanthidae
- Species: Zoanthid
- Scientific Name: Zoanthus sp
General info about Avenger Zoanthids
- 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
Avenger Zoanthids Diet & Nutrition
In the wild, Avenger Zoanthids 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 Avenger Zoanthids
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Avenger Zoanthids. 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 Avenger Zoanthids
Avenger Zoanthids requires strong lighting and moderate waterflow.
Parasites & Diseases that Affect Avenger Zoanthids
While the Avenger Zoanthids 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.
Avenger Zoanthids Origin
While the Avenger Zoanthids 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.
Caution Should be Taken with Avenger Zoanthids
Avenger Zoanthids 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 Avenger Zoanthids
Avenger Zoanthids are purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Avenger Zoanthids
Since the Avenger Zoanthids 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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| Avenger Zoanthids | Zoanthid | Zoanthidae | Zoanthus sp | Zoanthids are a perfect coral for the newbie to the aquarists' hobby. Their appearance resembles a cluster of miniature sea anemones that often creates a hard matting appearance. While they look similar to sea anemones, Zoanthids are generally smaller with an oral disc measuring only from 1 to 2 centimeters in diameter.
This is the water parameters in cultivating Avenger Zoanthids:
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