• Name:

    Alien Acne Zoanthid

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

| Sea Mat

| Button Polyps

| Colonial Anemones

General info about Alien Acne Zoanthid

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 Alien Acne Zoanthid, the are predominantly colored pink with yellow mouth. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Alien Acne Zoanthid:
  • 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

Alien Acne Zoanthid Diet & Nutrition

In the wild, Alien Acne Zoanthid 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 Alien Acne Zoanthid

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Alien Acne Zoanthid. 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 Alien Acne Zoanthid

Alien Acne Zoanthid requires strong lighting and moderate waterflow.

Parasites & Diseases that Affect Alien Acne Zoanthid

While the Alien Acne Zoanthid 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.

Alien Acne Zoanthid Origin

Alien Acne Zoanthid are abundant and can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Caution Should be Taken with Alien Acne Zoanthid

Alien Acne Zoanthid 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 Alien Acne Zoanthid

Alien Acne Zoanthid is purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Alien Acne Zoanthid

Since the Alien Acne Zoanthid 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
Alien Acne Zoanthid 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 Alien Acne Zoanthid, the are predominantly colored pink with yellow mouth. This are the water paramaters in cultivating Alien Acne Zoanthid:
  • 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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