What do you LOVE or hate about these colorful tiny button polyp flowers of the sea?

[kevgib67]

So I like them but how do you keep them concentrated in one spot. I don't like them that much that they spread like wild fire. That's what is keeping me from getting them. There is some that look amazing .. anyways thanks

A rock island will keep them in one spot.

 

[mfinn]

I've always liked zoanthids. One of the reasons I joined this site, back when it was called Club Zoa.

 

[ilikefish69]

I cant say who exactly may have eaten them however I have my bets on:
CBB
Magnificent Foxface
Twin Spot Bristletooth Tang

………….. are my zoas not safe? I’ve the third on that list roaming about and some prized zoas i dont want to lose

 

[encrustingacro]

I've always liked zoanthids. One of the reasons I joined this site, back when it was called Club Zoa.

Wait, R2R used to be called club zoa?

 

[mfinn]

Wait, R2R used to be called club zoa?

yep

 

[RubyU235]

It's ZOA (zoanthid) week here at R2R! Were going to be centering our QOTD topics around those little colorful tiny button polyp flowers of the sea! How can you not love zoas? Well I know some of you do not and that's ok but man they are hard not to love! They come in such a beautiful variety of color, they grow pretty fast, they are easy to frag and trade and the list goes on! So let's talk about zoas!

Are you a zoa lover or zoa hater?

What do you LOVE or HATE about zoanthids?

image via @jourdy

I love mine… have several different kinds waiting for them to cover everything.

My only complaint is that it limits the kind of fish I can keep. No butterfly’s, hawkish, angels… but on the plus side, that saves me a ton of money.

 

[mfinn]

Wait, R2R used to be called club zoa?

 

[encrustingacro]

Holy crap! How long ago did they change their name? Also, I thought the corallimorph subforum was added pretty recently.

 

[Brucealmighty]

Love love love have to vote that way when I have a tank full of them

 

[Brucealmighty]

I love mine… have several different kinds waiting for them to cover everything.

My only complaint is that it limits the kind of fish I can keep. No butterfly’s, hawkish, angels… but on the plus side, that saves me a ton of money.

Hey man I have a coral beauty and it has won my jerk of the tank award for being a jerk and chasing the wrasse pointlessly, it used to get the same from a flame angel I had, but both have been model citizens with regards to corals not one nip, maybe I'm one of the lucky ones and the fish grew up being surrounded by zoa's maybe played a part too, unless you mean the big angels, then yeah I know what you mean it saves a lot of money, that said the flame angel and coral beauty were 40 pounds each now they're selling at 230 pounds per fish so definitely a lot of money saved nowadays.

 

[BaliReefBox]

I love them but I dedicated a rock separate from the rest of the aquascape so they grow isolated and without having to worry about them taking over my tank.

Still a work in progress. Hopefully by the end of the year the rock is fully covered.

really like the black one with the whitish centre....rock looks good

 

[mfinn]

Holy crap! How long ago did they change their name? Also, I thought the corallimorph subforum was added pretty recently.

@revhtree could probably answer that.

 

[Rp8]

I like them, adds a splash of “wow”! Players definitely need to isolate them.

 

[CrunchyBananas]

Love em! One of the faves in my tank!

 

[fish farmer]

I like them, various colors seem to be doing well for me. There was a time that they didn't do well.

 

[JayFish4004]

I could use that dislike button right about now
@JayFish4004

Hahaha sorry they are super cool, any coral at the end of the day is awesome. I had an old friend almost go blind from the zoa toxins getting in his eye so they scare me.

 

[Minifoot77]

Love them but I get collectoritis and have to tell myself to stop lol

 

[EricBB]

How come if I’m watching a thread why do I not get alerts that people are chatting or posting pictures? And I can never find the thread to see what’s going on

 

[Bruce Burnett]

I love them but I dedicated a rock separate from the rest of the aquascape so they grow isolated and without having to worry about them taking over my tank.

Still a work in progress. Hopefully by the end of the year the rock is fully covered.

Don't worry they will eventually spread to other areas

 

[Bruce Burnett]

A rock island will keep them in one spot.

Really had they show up on another rock two feet away.