- Name:
Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids
(View AKA's) - Family: Zoanthidae
- Species: Zoanthid
- Scientific Name: Zoanthus sp
General info about Bali Safecrackers 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
Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids Diet & Nutrition
In the wild, Bali Safecrackers 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 Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Bali Safecrackers 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 Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids
Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids requires strong lighting and moderate waterflow.
Parasites & Diseases that Affect Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids
While the Bali Safecrackers 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.
Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids Origin
While the Bali Safecrackers 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 Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids
Bali Safecrackers 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 Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids
Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids are purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids
Since the Bali Safecrackers 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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Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids | Zoanthid | Zoanthidae | Zoanthus sp | Zoanthids feature a hard exoskeleton and is considered one of the most durable inhabitants in a reef aquarium making them the perfect piece for newbie aquarist. Their appearance resembles like a cluster of miniature sea anemones that often creates a hard matting appearance. While they look similar with sea anemones, Zoanthids are generally smaller with an oral disc measuring only from 1 to 2 centimeters in diameter.
For the Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids, the are predominantly colored red with blue mouth. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Bali Safecrackers Zoanthids:
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