Sweet Tooth Zoas

About this coral

ASD Sweet Tooth Zoas are live zoanthid polyps sold for reef aquariums, commonly grown and kept as colorful, fast-spreading colonies on rock or frag plugs. In practice, they’re popular for adding a bright, “carpet-like” look to aquascapes where other corals may be harder to establish, and they’re typically used as hardy reef invertebrates that benefit from stable, clean saltwater conditions and appropriate light and flow.

Features:

• Zoanthid polyps form colonies that can gradually expand over time, helping build visual coverage on rock or plugs.
• Generally well-suited to mixed reef setups when placed in the right lighting and given gentle, consistent water movement.
• They rely largely on light-driven symbiosis while also benefiting from occasional access to small dissolved/particulate foods.
• Useful for creating color accents and dense mats in reef aquascapes when allowed room to grow.
• Best kept with steady, reef-safe water parameters to support polyp expansion and overall colony stability.
• Invertebrate-safe handling and dedicated reef practices are recommended when working with zoanthids.

Specifications:

• Group (verified): Zoanthids (Zoantharia)
• Typical care level (general guidance): Easy to moderate, with stable reef conditions
• Lighting (general guidance): Moderate to high light
• Water flow (general guidance): Gentle, indirect to moderate flow (avoid blasting)
• Placement (general guidance): Attach to rock or plugs; position where light is adequate and flow is not excessive
• Temperature (general guidance): About 72–78°F (22–26°C)
• Salinity (general guidance): About 1.024–1.026 specific gravity
• pH (general guidance): About 8.1–8.4
• Alkalinity (general guidance): About 7–11 dKH
• Calcium (general guidance): About 380–450 ppm
• Magnesium (general guidance): About 1250–1350 ppm
• Diet (general guidance): Primary energy via photosynthesis; may also benefit from small dissolved/particulate foods