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Post  thierry Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:46 pm

Source: liveaquaria.com

QUICK STATS
  • Care Level: Easy
  • Temperament: Semi-aggressive
  • Lighting: High
  • Waterflow: Medium
  • Placement: Middle to Top
  • Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.023-1.025
  • Color Form: All sorts
  • Origin: South Pacific
  • Family: Zoanthidae
  • Insert Date: 19 February 2011


The Zoanthus Button Polyp Corals are also referred to as Sea Mats, or Colonial Polyps. Their most common color is green, but are also found in other colors, such as light pink to lavender. They are colonial animals with multiple individual polyps attached to a piece of live rock.
These polyps have the ability to sting other polyps or corals. While the sting is not strong, they are semi-aggressive and need to have space between their colony and any neighbors since they tend to crowd them out. They are easy to maintain, making them a good choice for beginner reef aquarists. They require a high light level combined with a medium water movement within the aquarium. For continued good health, they will also require the addition of iodine and other trace elements to the water.

They will reproduce easily in the reef aquarium by budding (splitting off a portion of their base or mouth), which will increase the size of their colony.

They contain the symbiotic algae zooxanthellae which provide almost all of their nutritional requirements. Especially if the lighting is not optimal, they should be fed micro-plankton or baby brine shrimp.


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Zoanthus sp. (Button Polyp) Empty Moved to RSM

Post  thierry Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:47 pm

Because the fragtank is now being prepared for an overflow the more fragile corals moved to the Red Sea Max for the time being.
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Zoanthus sp. (Button Polyp) Empty Recovering, added species

Post  thierry Thu May 12, 2011 1:16 pm

They are opening again in the RSM, also found and added the species of these buttons.
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Zoanthus sp. (Button Polyp) Empty Cleaning 22-6-2011

Post  thierry Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:42 am

They moved back into the Fragtank
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Zoanthus sp. (Button Polyp) Empty Overview

Post  thierry Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:50 am

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Zoanthus sp. (Button Polyp) Empty Rebuild 6-7

Post  thierry Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:11 pm

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Zoanthus sp. (Button Polyp) Empty Rebuild 16-7

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Zoanthus sp. (Button Polyp) Empty Sold Kenya Tree and Polyps

Post  thierry Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:01 pm

Sold another rock with polyps together with a Kenya Tree.
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Zoanthus sp. (Button Polyp) Empty Cleaning

Post  thierry Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:04 pm

This rock moved a bit.
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