Multicolor Zoanthid Colony Polyps (Zoanthus sp.) — Photo: Inktomi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Multicolor Zoanthid Colony Polyps

Medium / Quarantined / Wild-Caught
$473.94
Sale price  $473.94 Regular price 
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Multicolor Zoanthid Colony Polyps (Zoanthus sp.) — Photo: Inktomi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Multicolor Zoanthid Colony Polyps

$473.94
Sale price  $473.94 Regular price 
SizeMedium
Quarantine Status
SourceWild-Caught

Zoanthids build their colonies through simple polyp budding, each new head genetically identical to the last and wired into a shared tissue mat underneath — which is why a colony this size can open and close almost in sync when the lights shift. The mixed morphs in this grouping give a broader color spread than a single-morph colony, useful if you're filling a larger patch of rockwork in one shot. Same palytoxin caveat applies to any zoanthid: gloves on for handling and fragging.

Care level: Easy · Light/Flow/Placement: Low-moderate light, low-moderate flow, bottom-to-mid tank · Max size: Colonial, spreads across available rock · Diet: Photosynthetic, benefits from fine particulate feeding

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