• Name:

    Rio Colorado Paly

  • Family: Zoanthidae
  • Species: Palythoa
  • Scientific Name: Palythoa sp
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General info about Rio Colorado Paly

In general, corals coming from the genus Palythoa are classified as zoanthids with colonies that are embedded hard in the substrate and is often covered by its protruding polyps. Each polyp has an oral disc or mouth that is flat in shape and surrounded by a fringe of tentacles.
 
For the Rio Colorado Paly, they are predominantly colored yellow and dark blue with violet tentacles. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Rio Colorado Paly:
  • 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

Rio Colorado Paly Diet & Nutrition

In the wild, Rio Colorado Paly 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 Rio Colorado Paly

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Rio Colorado Paly. 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 Rio Colorado Paly

Rio Colorado Paly requires strong lighting and moderate waterflow.

Parasites & Diseases that Affect Rio Colorado Paly

While the Rio Colorado Paly 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.

Rio Colorado Paly Origin

Rio Colorado Paly are abundant and can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Caution Should be Taken with Rio Colorado Paly

Rio Colorado Paly 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 Rio Colorado Paly

Rio Colorado Paly are purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Rio Colorado Paly

Since the Rio Colorado Paly 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
Rio Colorado Paly Palythoa Zoanthidae Palythoa sp
In general, corals coming from the genus Palythoa are classified as zoanthids with colonies that are embedded hard in the substrate and is often covered by its protruding polyps. Each polyp has an oral disc or mouth that is flat in shape and surrounded by a fringe of tentacles.
 
For the Rio Colorado Paly, they are predominantly colored yellow and dark blue with violet tentacles. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Rio Colorado Paly:
  • 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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