Spitfire Zoas

<div class="more_detail"> <div class="more_detail">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.</div> <div class="more_detail"> </div> <div class="more_detail">For the Spitfire Zoas, they are predominantly colored blue with red tentacle and yellow mouth. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Spitfire Zoas:</div> <div class="more_detail"> <ul> <li>Calcium: 380 - 430 ppm</li> <li>Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.5 MEQ/L</li> <li>Phosphates: 0</li> <li>Magnesium: 1250 - 1300 ppm</li> <li>Strontium: 8 - 10</li> <li><span class="subListHeading1">Temperature: </span>72° - 82° F (22° - 27° C)</li> <li><span class="subListHeading1">Salinity / Specific Gravity:</span> 1.023 - 1.025</li> </ul> </div> </div>

<p><span class="subListHeading1">In the wild, Spitfire 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.</span></p>

<p>A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Spitfire Zoas. They should be set in the middle or top part of the tank where they will receive the most amount of light.</p>

<p>Spitfire Zoas requires strong lighting and moderate waterflow.</p>

<p>While the Spitfire 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.</p>

<p>Spitfire Zoas are abundant and can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.</p>

<p>Spitfire 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.</p>

<p>Spitfire Zoas are purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 s<span class="subListHeading1">pecific gravity.</span></p>

<p>Since the Spitfire Zoas contains toxins and bateria, you have give them ample space so that they cannot sting other coral species.</p>

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