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We are an online community where quality information about the marine and reef aquarium hobby can be exchanged among all levels of hobbyist from beginner to advanced. Our goal is to help educate people about the saltwater aquarium hobby and enhance awareness of the fragility of coral reefs around the world. We hope you will enjoy the information and that you find this site useful.
Those colorful flower looking things: Zoanthids 101
So my mother came to visit over the weekend and she has never seen my “fish tank”. After gazing at all the colors and wonderful fluid motion of the polyps she asked, “What are those colorful flower looking things?” She was speaking of zoanthids. I have recently become more interested in zoanthids but never really new much about them, so after researching some names and general information I decided to dig for some further information about these amazing animals.
Most of us have heard them by their common names: button polyp, zoanthid, paly, or sea matt. We have also heard of their “designer names”; Amour of God, Purple Deaths, and the latest and greatest Purple Hornets. But today, there is relatively little known about zoanthids and a lot of debate regarding classification. The... [Read More]
