Zoanthus Coral Care Tips

[@MyFirstFishTank]

You are such a benefit to this hobby. Not only the level of detail, but the quality of video you take just sets you a part. I’m so glad to see your success over the years. Keep up the good work and thanks for all you do. I’ve learned a ton about corals from you!

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks 👍

[@adamcunningham6596]

Wasn’t going to watch this as I watched the previous coral spotlight on zoas that Tidal Gardens posted years ago. Very glad I did watch it after all. Soooo much awesome information.

[@tidalgardens]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Jett-Jackson]

Bro the quality of your videos are amazing I watch on 4k oled and it looks absolutely stunning

[@joewarrick6043]

Ive been watching your videos for awile now and never realized that you are only about 45 minutes from me. I'll be coming shopping soon! I love your videos. Everything I know is from experience and from the videos you provide so thank you

[@peterperez4493]

Great video I would love to see a part 2 of this one, thank you

[@tidalgardens]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@amirlahijani]

Loved the pharmacology analysis Than!

[@VannatterR]

knew it would be a great vid as soon as I saw 22 minutes!

[@scooterglass4497]

I know, right! I get giddy as a kid on Xmas morning whenever Than uploads. Never dull content. Always exceptional video quality with dialogue to match! Thanks to everyone over at Tidal Gardens.

[@BonesSaw1979]

Love these videos. Hopefully they redo the older corals with new info

[@josh.kaptur]

definitely would love to see the zoa troubleshooting (dip) video!

[@carterminich5610]

Thanks bud...I just purchased 3 frags of zoas just watched this video and I gotta say...thank goodness there's people like you ..I love how in depth you go into detail of all the aspects of everything you talk about...thanks for the help ..

[@tonyd300g7]

Great info! Hope you are able to do some more videos like this for easy to medium difficulty soft corals and gorgonians. Not everyone can or wants to keep only SPS.

[@tommycristaldi9037]

I love your coral spotlight videos. I love info and content on the corals. This helps me understand how to become successful in growing and care. Keep them coming please!

[@tidalgardens]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@dopeameanreef4437]

ive been waiting for this video.. thanks Coral fam

[@thecoolestreefdude]

Same

[@tidalgardens]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Venomthegr8]

I have been following you for a while and I'm more than certain that the tidal gardens community that you have delicately crafted can agree with my vote...... You are the Bob Ross of coral care and information. All we're waiting for to confirm this is for you to say "we don't call them accidents... they're just happy little mistakes"

[@arsenioseslpodcast3143]

I had zoas when I first bought a small tank. They were ok, but then began to die off. I had to do so much research and finally bought Red Sea Coral Salt and bought ZOAS four days ago. I don't have a chiller, so it's risky (living in Thailand) to keep anything coral because it's too hot. However, I turn on the air to make sure the room temperature doesn't plummet. After four days, the ZOAS are looking BEAUTIFUL. Feeding themn some great food and I have a brain coral that's enjoying the environment, too. Ten gallon with no fish (had a huge fish die off so just learning about water now and making sure I quarantine ALLLL LIVEEEESTOCKKK).

[@ernieengineer3462]

Great video! I love your narration. Thanks for posting.

[@sinkorswimreefer9197]

Great video. Very informative! I would like to see your trouble shooting Zoa issues you mentioned! I’ve only been in the hobby about a year but Zoas have quickly become my addiction!

[@jessejohnson529]

16:53 when you say "very, very high NO3," how high is that in ppm?

[@billgorsey8010]

Just got my first zoas a few weeks ago, so glad this came out. Thanks than!

[@haymatr]

i like your vids i find them full of info and very relaxing

[@aniafish]

Loooooove this! Thank you so much, this information is gold

[@tidalgardens]

You're so welcome!

[@testpiloterb1828]

Than, please do a video on the oulophyllia coral. I just got the tri-color from you and it’s freaking beautiful, but I’d love to know more about it and your videos are really good and filled with info! PS so far, by far you’re the best retailer of corals shipping/ packaging was so good and the corals so super happy compared to other vendors I’ve brought from. Thanks for being one of the best in the biz

[@manoahharmon3502]

Hi There! I really enjoy watching your videos. I've been struggling recently with my finger leather coral and there doesn't seem to be any videos as informative as yours out there. I am hoping you can see this comment and possibly do a coral spotlight episode on the Finger Leather Coral. Thanks, and keep up the good work!

[@Sec_coach]

King Midas zoanthus the yellow ones are for me the most beautiful and easiest for some reason they always open first day on my aquarium I tried other varieties without much success

[@kovenantsreeftank1317]

Great video. 👍 Thanks for all instructive videos.

[@kanakkantighosh8499]

Sir, you make me confident to keep a reef aquarium.

[@TunefuIIy]

Love zoas! Great beginner coral turned designer!

[@tidalgardens]

Thank you! 😊

[@franklinmichael671]

6:21 what kind of spa is that?

[@burkey1878]

Name for the zoa at 2:30? I have those but I’m minus their name

[@kenholycross960]

"This isn't Red Lobster" Ha Fantastic information. Thank you.

[@Ricardo-dn3yn]

Hey Than! Such a great video. So much update information and awesome care tips. Please do more update videos like this. And i hope you do that zoa video you just talk about in this one. Greetings!!!

[@stevemunn367]

Great video Than, look forward to seeing more 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks 👍

[@symphoniesofthereef2633]

Regard to locations found in the sea ive seen and collected zoas tht are growing i very large colonies on the water level of ironshore where they are periodically exposed to air when the waves crash so for shore zoas love high light and super high flow

[@richardsonbrandon08]

Checked my parameters last week. My Nitrates are over 15ppm and my phosphates are. 30ppm. seen nothing but huge growth

[@McGD4]

would seeing a coral or anenome expelling zozantheli mean you should drop light intensity slightly?

[@Tohei08]

looking forward to the zoa troubleshooting guide! Several colonies of my zoas are struggling, while other colonies right next to them (and on a frag rack) are doing perfectly fine. I don't see any pests, so my friend suggested maybe it could be fungal? Everything else in the mixed reef tank is doing great, and my parameters are fine. It's weird, because I also lost a colony of duncans the same time half my zoas started going downhill. Now, some of the polyps are opening again after a month or so being closed up.... There are still many polyps still closed up while other zoas next to them have never closed at all during this ordeal. I am so confused lol

[@fragboxcorals]

Amazing video :D !

[@xisotopex]

any idea why my zoa's seem to be/have lost color? my cat eyes zoa have absolutely no fluorescence and are a dullish brownish/purplish with a white mouth....

[@jules2545]

Great video, a question for you. I have some Utter Chaos in my tank, they seem happy enough, they are budding and colourful. When I see the animals in the source tank they have large tentacles, in my tank the tentacles have shrunk, is that a light thing or water chemistry?

[@michaelross5674]

The instant ocean reef crystals .....is it good salt ?? I just got a bucket.. I started out with regular instant ocean.... But have reef crystals now

[@Wangsium]

I know it may be a bit too much to ask for but is it possible to make a video about corals that will still look beautiful in white light like pulsing zenia? I cant find any video about it.

[@michaelross5674]

I bought some zoa's at a Petco boy was a mistake had to dip them....but I'm trying to figure out what kind they are they look like a dark purplish brown color and glow orange under light I cannot find them in all the zoa's I look at

[@miketaylor4221]

Great 👍 info sir! Thanks much!

[@helwrj28]

Do you have any insight regarding zoa melting? I think my frag is going through deterioration and curious what might be recommended to stop/reverse this process

[@tidalgardens]

Have you seen this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXynhKacrMppfdk

[@ricardocarneiro7797]

Finally!

[@Aquatic_Boys]

When it comes to feeding... are we talking about weekly, every other day, dayly?

[@georgeschannel6168]

Very nice video

[@seether084]

I'm really curious about the morphs of the 9nes that are almost solid cyan. Like end of don't eat anything from the tank

[@terrydavis7389]

lots of great information

[@jetli3352]

What's kind of tangs was that that ate the Dino's?

[@bigkeith2835]

I have one type of zoa growing like crazy and a few different types closed up or not doing good right be side it.

[@reconnaissance7372]

Such valuable information thank you.

[@tidalgardens]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Cuse330Ci]

I have a 20g long with thriving war coral and red cap monti and a hammer. Everytime I've tried zoas, they melt. Any ideas on what would allow those to thrive but zoas to do so poorly?

[@willmar2778]

Great information keep it up.

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks!

[@darko778]

Anyone know the name of the one at 3:00?

[@megability]

Rastas or Bob Marley maybe?

[@lisathewhitewolf]

I don't suppose you know whether Rastas or Sunny D's are particularly toxic? I just don't want to get sick if a rock falls and squashes them. Also, if I need to cut some off a rock underwater in my scape, do I need to worry about the other animals in there?

[@MrBestshot33]

Watch out for orange spot rabbitfish. I've had an issue with one eating zoas.

[@RSmarza]

Super, ultra, mega, amazing video 😆 🤣 😂 congrats

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks 😆

[@ecnanoreef500]

great video

[@Lachri]

"this isn't red lobster" 😂😂😂😂

[@JKDMan2000]

thats what i wanted to say lol

[@MikeDavies621]

So what would be the issues you'd see at 2000 par in a tank can I ask ?

[@kevinkane1405]

What are those zoas at 5:37?

[@tidalgardens]

Speckled Agave

[@kevinkane1405]

@@tidalgardens thank you! I like them a lot

[@MadCapMoto]

Awesome vid

[@stravelakis]

I can wait just as much... if the next vid is just as good.... (lying, I really cannot wait :) )

[@TheCasaReef]

1-10 how much should I worry about getting caught by palytoxins

[@denlaugal]

I know this is and old vid… got to ask.. I have the very invasive brown/green paly that is taking over my tank by the thousands ..I want to get rid of them, Is there any way other than doing a tank reboot (start over). As a side note: I even tried a Soaking a rock in muriatic acid, then a soak in fresh water for weeks,,, and the bastards survived.

[@funwithfish1507]

I don’t actually own any reef tanks, but I think you might have a nice business opportunity….

[@kennysmith4070]

“This isn’t Red Lobster” 😂

[@waselmali9749]

can you please talk about galaxea coral 😎

[@ceippert]

My rasta zoa colony yellow tentacles turned dark bluish brown on the polyps facing upward. The colony is continuing to grow fast. It is just under around 120- 155 par. Anyone else experience this? My nitrates did slowly increase from 4 to 12 as well. Mostly due to switching out a failed red sea seam aquarium and I reduced nopox to increase ph. Any ideas?

[@svenpflug1679]

This isn’t red lobster!! Best line I’ve heard in awhile!

[@patterdalezipsuzilil]

I have a rock full of what I have been told are anthazoas they look like mini rock flowers purple centers bright green fringe you herd of them they are cool when I feed them they close up with luminous green dots on underneath they are not majano have you herd of a anthazoa

[@754welive5]

Another thing on pest are sponges

[@davidalexander9218]

Hey I have that toxic Tang! What name do you guys know it by? My LFS sold it to me as a “Brioni” tang. Closest thing I can find on google is a striated surgeon fish. Mine is such a great algae grazer, so no way I’d eat him lol.

[@tidalgardens]

Ctenochaetus striatus

[@davidalexander9218]

@@tidalgardens Thanks!

[@ronduke3448]

I have a small one of those Tangs as well! Always thought it was a Lavender tang

[@shirtdirt1874]

Dude I'm going to eat all my tangs after watching this video!

[@waterlover]

Love zoas

[@fishpony1211]

You are not kidding about palytoxin. Its happened to me. If you are not into simultaneously bleeding from your gums, ears and nose, i would suggest using extreme caution while fragging. I thought i washed my hands very thoroughly and ate an apple after fragging and it was a very unpleasant experience.

[@ShadowTheNinjaKitty]

You bled from your gums, ears, and nose? Dang I’m sorry to hear that. When my tank was having hair algae issues I was picking hair algae out from the tank, including from between palys and other corals. Not sure if it was the algae, some other thing I touched, palytoxin, etc but I started to sneeze and have hay fever like symptoms while doing this. I got a fever a couple of hours later and just felt bad. Felt fine the next day. Definitely some sort of short term allergic reaction to something. Haven’t had it since, but I also have had a different tank since then!

[@fishpony1211]

@@ShadowTheNinjaKitty yea it was really crazy. I am assuming i pretty much ate the toxin. It was probably under my finger nail. You know when u eat apples little pieces get stuck in your teeth. It started day on as a gum infection, then on the second day ear infection after that it was all down hill. Yea i have had friends with similar symptoms as you. This stuff is no joke.

[@TotodileDragon]

Theres no Red Lobster within 100 miles of me. I guess il having Reef Tank soup!

[@TheLucentFish]

But what if i get a tank just for lobsters!?!?! Could it be red lobster then!!!!

[@tylersilva6885]

"dont eat stuff from your tank, this isnt red lobster" had me dying

[@christophermacqueen9745]

my phosphate went to 0, 4/8 of my Zoanthids died:(

[@henryjohnson2353]

Troubleshoot zoa video PLEASE. PLEASE... my zoos don't do that bad but I always have one zoa frag/colony acting pissy

[@tonyclicky2132]

this isn't red lobster lmao , im going too give you a follow

[@ryr4770]

Number 68 on the likes!

[@adamschaafsma5839]

Too clean is worse for sure than too much. They will almost always die in ultra low nutrients given enough time, and their color will disappear.

[@stephenmckay7954]

This isn’t Red Lobster 😂😂😂

[@BigDaddyJGG]

I can't get my zoa's to their true colors. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@shoja7264]

I eat all the fish in my tank😹 jk