Zoanthids: Most favorite zoas of the R2R community 2021

[revhtree]

Zoanthids were the coral that really ignited my love for reef tanks and corals in general. From the beginning I fell in love with all the different colors those little button polyps had to offer. They were cheaper way back when but today they still offer the same benefits as they did many years ago. Colorful, colony growers, pretty easy to grow and you can buy them in colonies or single polys. So today let's talk about zoanthids!

1. Currently what is your favorite zoanthid? (pics would be awesome) I'll make a poll afterwards and we can vote!

2. How many different zoa frags or colones do you have in your reef?

image via @jourdy

 

[rustyreefer]

I too love Zoa,s. The variety, ease of care and overall appearance they give the tank make them a great addition to any tank.

my current favorite is one of my newer additions.
Oompa Loompa

Here are for other frags and colonies

 

[littlebigreef]

I have a few hundred strains. When I did maintenance back in college in 2006 every aquarium was the same green trumpet/brain coral, the same bubble coral, the same green or red monti cap. My last day on the job I delivered a 120 gal to a zoa collector that used to work at the same shop. My mind was blown… by kedd’s reds and juicy fruit lol. Since then I’ve had the opportunity to work with most strains (except strats). Zoas are perfectly wonderfully frustrating little guys. After buying my forever house this past spring I decided to split off the zoa collection into its own trough. Large sps and lps colonies where causing daily alk swings (despite my best efforts). Zoas are now in a 8’x30” ‘specimen tank’ on racks with live rock below. It’s my goal to shift the colonies to the rock work as they settle in.

As for my favorite, it’s gotta be the black rainbow that came from ultimate corals.

Rounding out my top 5:
Wolverines

Snow owls

As$kraks

Golden Leopards

 

[Jack Ravensbergen]

Love them

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Seduction palys.

WWC Purple Monsters.

WWC AIO.

WWC Tazers

RR Pink Diamonds.

Here are some of my favorites! I probably have about 15 different varieties. Zoas have always been one of my absolute favorite corals.

 

[LeftyReefer]

I only have a single colony of Utter Chaos. Bought a single polyp from a fellow R2R reefer almost a year ago.
It was up to 24 polyps last time I counted a week or so ago.

Truthfully, I got this UC, and then a bunch of talk popped up in the forums about palytoxin poisoning which kind of scared me off of them a bit. It led me to putting my UC frag plug on a little rock all of its own... that way I can easily move it or remove it if necessary.

 

[Just John]

Over 25 in my Evo 13.5.

 

[PeterB113]

Just got these

 

[NISMO703]

Zoas are one of my favorite corals with all the different colors/varieties. I have several different ones but can not keep oompa lumpas in my tank for some reason. I’ve tried 3 different times and they never do well while all the others are thriving.

 

[Gtinnel]

I don't know right off how many varieties I have but I'd guess around 15. My favorites have always been rastas and utter chaos. I see all of the high end zoas and most of the time I still prefer rastas.

 

[revhtree]

Love them

Here are some of my favorites! I probably have about 15 different varieties. Zoas have always been one of my absolute favorite corals.

Over 25 in my Evo 13.5.

Just got these

Zoas are one of my favorite corals with all the different colors/varieties. I have several different ones but can not keep oompa lumpas in my tank for some reason. I’ve tried 3 different times and they never do well while all the others are thriving.

I don't know right off how many varieties I have but I'd guess around 15. My favorites have always been rastas and utter chaos. I see all of the high end zoas and most of the time I still prefer rastas.

Y'all name your most favorite please and thanks for sharing!!!

 

[Just John]

Y'all name your most favorite please and thanks for sharing!!!

As requested, my favorites. Baby Dolls and Arnold Palmers are tied for first.

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Y'all name your most favorite please and thanks for sharing!!!

Fixed!

 

[Jack Ravensbergen]

Y'all name your most favorite please and thanks for sharing!!!

Simple but nice and strong : Bam bam's

 

[Gtinnel]

1. Rasta if I had to only pick 1

2. 15ish

 

[sp1187]

do paly's count? or just zoa's?

 

[Sharkbait19]

My favorite looking is the Rasta zoanthid, if only I could find one! I have about 4 or 5 frags/colonies, but I kind of just let them grow wherever.

 

[Just John]

do paly's count? or just zoa's?

They count!

 

[sp1187]

i don't have favorite.

 

[TankCandy]

Currently my favorite is the Exosphere's. These are my TankCandy Scissors i am about to release