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Acropora Flatworms (AEFW)
Acropora SPS
✓Aiptasia Anemone
Alveopora
Anthelia (Waving Hand) ⚠
Banggai Cardinalfish
Birdsnest Coral
Blastomussa
Blood Red Fire Shrimp
Blue Leg Hermit Crab
✓Bristle Worms (Nuisance)
Bubble Algae
Bubble Coral
Bubble Tip Anemone
Candy Cane Coral
Chalice Coral
Chalk Bass
Clove Polyps ⚠
Colt Coral ⚠
Copperband Butterflyfish
Coral Beauty Angelfish
Cyanobacteria
Devil's Hand Leather ⚠
Dinoflagellates
Dragonface Pipefish
Duncan Coral
✓Elegance Coral
Emerald Crab
Emperor Angelfish
Favia Brain Coral
Feather Duster Worm
✓Finger Leather ⚠
Firefish Goby
✓Flameback Angelfish
★Flasher Wrasse
★Four Stripe Damselfish
Frogspawn Coral
Galaxea (Galaxy Coral)
Gigantea Carpet Anemone
Goniopora (Flowerpot)
Gorgonian (Sea Fan)
Green Star Polyps ⚠
Haddoni Carpet Anemone
Hair Algae
Hammer Coral
✓Harlequin Shrimp
Helfrich's Firefish
Kenya Tree Coral ⚠
Kole Tang
Lawnmower Blenny
★Leopard Wrasse
★Lettuce Sea Slug
Lobophyllia (Lobo Brain)
Long Tentacle Anemone
★Majano Anemone
Malu Anemone
★Mandarin Dragonet
Mantis Shrimp
Marine Ich
Maroon Clownfish
Meat Coral
Melanurus Wrasse
Micromussa
Midas Blenny
Montipora
Montipora Nudibranch
Moorish Idol
Mushroom Coral ⚠
Nassarius Snail
★Neon Goby
Ocellaris Clownfish
✓Open Brain Coral
Orchid Dottyback
✓Pajama Cardinalfish
Pavona (Cactus Coral)
Pectinia
Peppermint Shrimp
Percula Clownfish
Phantom Blenny
Pistol Shrimp
★Plate Coral (Fungia)
Pocillopora
Porcelain Anemone Crab
Porcupine Pufferfish
Pulsing Xenia ⚠
Regal Blue Tang
Rhodactus Mushroom ⚠
Ricordea Mushroom
Ritteri Anemone
Royal Dottyback
★Royal Gramma
✓Scolymia (Scoly)
Scooter Blenny
Seahorse
Sebae Anemone
Six Line Wrasse
✓Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
✓Springeri Damsel
★Starry Blenny
Stylophora
Sun Coral
Tailspot Blenny
✓Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Toadstool Leather ⚠
Tomini Bristletooth Tang
Torch Coral
✓Tridacna Clam
Trochus Snail
★Turbo Snail
✓Tuxedo Urchin
Vermetid Snails
Yellow Tang
✓Yellow Watchman Goby
Zoanthids ⚠
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Zoanthids
Zoanthus
Also known as: zoas, zoanthus, palythoa, button polyps, colony polyps, soft coral
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Colorful button polyps available in endless color morphs. Hardy and fast-spreading. CAUTION: some zoanthids contain palytoxin — wear gloves when handling and never burn or boil them.
TOXICITY
☠️ Palytoxin
CARE
Beginner
AGGRESSION
Low
MAX SIZE
spreads
FLOW
Low-Medium
LIGHTING
Low-Medium
PAR RANGE
50–150 µmol
✓ READY TO ADD
💰 BUDGET PICK
VALUE
★★★★★
WOW FACTOR
★★★★★
TYPICAL PRICE
~$10–40 frag
Infinite color variety, fast growth, easy care. Zoas are the trading cards of the reef hobby — collectors go deep on these.
⚠ SPREADS MODERATELY
Control Difficulty: Easy — Spreads slowly enough that you will always see it coming. Remove stray polyps with tweezers before they multiply. A quick monthly check is all the maintenance needed.
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PALYTOXIN HAZARD
Some zoanthid morphs contain palytoxin, one of the most toxic natural substances known. Always wear gloves when handling. NEVER heat, frag dry, or place near open flame. Seek emergency care if skin or eye contact occurs.
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NEVER HEAT OR BURN
Heating or burning releases palytoxin as an airborne toxin. Never frag near a flame or boil equipment that has contacted this coral without thorough rinsing first.
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WEAR GLOVES
Always wear nitrile or latex gloves when handling. Wash hands thoroughly after any tank contact. Keep away from eyes and mouth.
🌊 WATER PARAMS
| Param | Status | Ideal |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | OK (78.4) | 74–82 °F |
| Salinity | OK (1.025) | 1.023–1.027 sg |
| pH | OK (8.22) | 8.0–8.4 |
| Nitrate NO₃⁻ | OK (8.0) | 0–20 ppm |
Tank Compatibility| Ocellaris Clownfish | Compatible |
| Royal Gramma | Compatible |
| Tailspot Blenny | Compatible |
| Firefish Goby | Compatible |
| Yellow Tang | Compatible |
| Six Line Wrasse | Compatible |
| Orchid Dottyback | Compatible |
| Torch Coral | Caution |
| Hammer Coral | Compatible |
| Acropora SPS | Compatible |
| Duncan Coral | Compatible |
| Skunk Cleaner Shrimp | Compatible |
| Turbo Snail | Compatible |
| Blue Leg Hermit Crab | Compatible |
| Feather Duster Worm | Compatible |