PLANET ZOA Tip OF THE DAY!

[Rob&Gab]

Zoa Tip #1

Contrary to popular belief, zoanthids are not necessarily the easiest coral to own. The term "zoa" is used to describe a wide variety of organisms from across the globe, each with their own unique biological needs. Some zoas thrive in just about any captive reef, and a select few may survive well under specific conditions, while others are nearly impossible to keep alive. That's why its important to do your research prior to purchase, otherwise you may find yourself with a guaranteed melter. See Planet Zoa's Archive for morph-specific care requirements.


also the DOLLAR ZOA IS utter CHAOS! hope this tip helps you. !

 

[NL146]

Why not include a link to your source?

 

[Rob&Gab]

sorry! i forgot to mention you have to subscribe to there news letter.!

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/planet-zoa/129395-new-features-planet-zoa.html

 

[Djbetterly]

I signed up, but I can't find anything about an archive on their site. I would love to see it!

 

[Rob&Gab]

its an email they send you. i got the email, it said the tip and that today is 1$ utter chaos one per order.

 

[Koolaidreef]

Don't forget to mention the shipping cost lol

 

[Rob&Gab]

you have to purchase from them to get the dollar coral. so there is no shipping cost if you spend a specific amount.

 

[BaaMNYC]

Yeah $125 dollars. Lol

 

[Djbetterly]

See Planet Zoa's Archive for morph-specific care requirements.

This is the part I was most curious about...

 

[MatthewScars]

Thanks for googling that and pasting it as a new thread. I learned a lot!

 

[jerl77]

Thanks for googling that and pasting it as a new thread. I learned a lot!

Lmfao

 

[Koolaidreef]

Thanks for googling that and pasting it as a new thread. I learned a lot!

Hmnnn. Sarcastic much?

 

[strgazr27]

Hmnnn. Sarcastic much?

All the time

 

[Rob&Gab]

Thanks for googling that and pasting it as a new thread. I learned a lot!

who googled what?

 

[KurtL]

I dont get it. Is this a plug for something?

 

[Rob&Gab]

no planet zoa has tips of the day and 1$ zoas, with a purchase of any corals on there site.



also!

Zoa Tip #5
Medicine or Poison, Palytoxin Part One
There's so much discussion around the care and husbandry of zoanthids, that we often overlook the medicinal and toxic qualities of this unique creature. The ubiquitous palytoxin has a storied past, as first documented by author David Malo in the 1838 book "Hawaiian Antiquities":

"In Muolea, in the district of Hana, grew a poisonous moss in a certain pool or pond close to the ocean. It was used to smear on the spear points, to make them fatal. The moss is said to be of a reddish color and is still to be found. It grows nowhere else than at that one spot."

By 1961, University of Hawaii researchers interested in local natural products had discovered Malo's writings about a Hawaiian spear poison, Limu Make O Hana. Only a few Maui natives remained who knew where the Limu Make O Hana grew, but none would tell. Finally, after drinking enough Okole Maluna (a local brew from the ti plant), one of them led the scientists to the sacred tide pool. As the biologists prepared to take specimens, a group of natives interrupted them. These announced that by an ancient cures the pond was "kapu", and warned that if anything was disturbed, the evil of the curse would be activated. Smiling, the scientists said, "We don't believe in superstition", and took their samples. Coincidentally, on that same day a fire destroyed the main laboratory building of the Hawaiian Institute of Marine Biology on Coconut Island in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. The anenome samples taken, proved to be a new species, which was named Palythoa toxica and contained the deadly poison, palytoxin.

Source: Neurochemistry Advances by Bruce E. Morton, Ph.D.