• Name:

    Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas

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  • Family: Zoanthidae
  • Species: Zoanthid
  • Scientific Name: Zoanthus sp
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Also Know As:

| Blue Eyed Blonde Zoas

| Blue Eyed Bitch

| Blue Eyed Blonde Zoa

General info about Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas

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 Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas, they are predominantly colored yellow with orange tentacles and blue mouth. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas:
  • 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

Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas Diet & Nutrition

In the wild, Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas 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 Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas. 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 Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas

Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas requires strong lighting and moderate waterflow.

Parasites & Diseases that Affect Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas

While the Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas 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.

Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas Origin

Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas are abundant and can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Caution Should be Taken with Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas

Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas 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 Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas

Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas are purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas

Since the Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas 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
Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas 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 Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas, they are predominantly colored yellow with orange tentacles and blue mouth. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Blonde Blue Eyed Bitch Zoas:
  • 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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2018-12-18 16:11:35 Tristan Paylado Dismissed
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