Ring of Fire zoas

[Chuncan]

I recently bought my friend a Ring of Fire zoa frag as an early Christmas present (along with a psychodelic goby because they're so freakin cool). It was pretty darn expensive: 30$. It has about 2 heads that shown themselves and they are micro. Like I'm pretty sure maybe a millimeter across. The smoky red color in contrast with the green is pretty awesome though. The rest of the little knobs on the frag didn't seem inclined to open like I was hoping they would. Right now they're under some medium strength florescents (as far as reef lights go) but he'll be getting some knarly light fixture called a Kessler for Christmas. My question is: how fast do zoas grow under a powerful light? I've been watching his Dragon's Eye zoas for a while and they don't seem to have spread out at all. But thats under his current light. And do different types of zoas grow at different rates? Thanks in advance.


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[cichlid_king]

I recently bought my friend a Ring of Fire zoa frag as an early Christmas present (along with a psychodelic goby because they're so freakin cool). It was pretty darn expensive: 30$. It has about 2 heads that shown themselves and they are micro. Like I'm pretty sure maybe a millimeter across. The smoky red color in contrast with the green is pretty awesome though. The rest of the little knobs on the frag didn't seem inclined to open like I was hoping they would. Right now they're under some medium strength florescents (as far as reef lights go) but he'll be getting some knarly light fixture called a Kessler for Christmas. My question is: how fast do zoas grow under a powerful light? I've been watching his Dragon's Eye zoas for a while and they don't seem to have spread out at all. But thats under his current light. And do different types of zoas grow at different rates? Thanks in advance.


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Is it a Kessil and not kessler? Kessil makes good LEDs. Zoas will definately grow better/faster under a strong light with good PAR

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[arow08]

Although zoas and palys do not need ideal water conditions some higher end ones are slow growers and some multiply like gsp. My purple deaths use to grow 3-4 in 2 weeks I also had a Maxspect Razor LED... But be patient let them adjust they will grow soon enough.


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[Jrob]

it's very possible that they didn't want to open up because of adjusting to new tanks.... it took my zoos at least a week to open up fully...

 

[Chuncan]

Yeah Kessil haha.
I would agree with you that they would take at least a couple days to open but the two top polyps have already opened. I havn't seen them in a couple days so I don't know whats going on with them. I'll ask him if he can put pics up.


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[cichlid_king]

If they are little knobs they are probably still too small to open. They are probably too new. Little baby micro zoas

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