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LSOC Aquaculture

Chiquitas Zoanthid Coral

Chiquitas Zoanthid Coral

$65.00 CAD
$65.00 CAD
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Chiquitas Zoas are a bright, high-contrast zoanthid with a punchy colour pattern that stands out even in a packed garden. They grow as a tight mat and add that classic zoa shimmer and texture to lower rockwork, islands, and frag racks, especially under blue lighting.

Why we love it

  • Bold colour and strong pop under blues

  • Hardy, beginner friendly coral with steady growth in stable systems

  • Easy way to add colour and fill in gaps on rockwork over time

Suggested parameters

  • Temperature: 24–26°C (75–79°F)

  • Salinity: 1.025–1.026 SG

  • pH: 8.1–8.4

  • Alkalinity: 8–10 dKH (stability matters most)

  • Calcium: 400–450 ppm

  • Magnesium: 1250–1400 ppm

  • Nitrate: 5–20 ppm

  • Phosphate: 0.03–0.12 ppm

Care and placement

  • Difficulty: Easy to moderate

  • Placement: Lower to mid rockwork, islands, or frag rack

  • Lighting: Low to moderate (acclimate if moving to higher light)

  • Flow: Low to moderate (enough to keep them clean, not blasting)

Feeding

Not required. Zoanthids get most of their energy from light, but they can benefit from occasional broadcast feeding. Use a fine coral food or reef roids style powder 1 to 2 times per week with pumps turned down, then resume flow after 10 to 15 minutes.

Compatibility and spacing

Zoanthids are generally peaceful, but they can spread and overtake nearby frags over time.

  • Leave a little space if you want to control growth or keep patterns separated

  • Keep away from aggressive sweepers (torches, hammers, favias)

  • Most reef safe fish and inverts are fine, but some fish may pick at polyps

Important handling note

Zoanthids can contain palytoxin. Always use gloves and eye protection when fragging, scraping, or handling, and wash hands and tools after working in the tank.

What you are buying (2+ polyps)

This listing is sold by polyp count.

  • You will receive: A frag with 2+ polyps of Chiquitas Zoanthid Coral

  • Mounted on a frag plug or small tile, depending on how it is currently grown

Colour and polyp size can vary by system and may shift during acclimation due to lighting, flow, and nutrient levels.

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LIGHT

LOW: Place coral at the bottom of the tank. Depending on the type, coral may need to be placed off sand and therefore mounted on a ceramic disc of piece of rock.

MEDIUM: Place coral at mid-range of the tank. Best placed/glued on top of a rock scape at mid-range height. 

HIGH: Place coral from mid range to just below water level. SPS coral are shallow growing so they require and are able to tolerate intense light.

FLOW

LOW: Most soft coral do well with a small, gentle pulse. There are certain corals that can even be placed in areas of indirect flow, meaning places aside a rock structure or set into a entrance to a cave style space.

MEDIUM: Many LPS types of coral prefer medium pulse current. Most Euphyllia or corals that have more tissue structure connected to their skeleton, don’t like to be in a high flow area like the direct flow of the wave pump.

HIGH: Similar to high light, SPS enjoy being in some heavy current. Most LPS and SPS that branch encrust or plate prefer high flow that simulates the top water waves.

SKILL

ENTRY: While some may say beginner level, "Entry" is a good term to be used when starting out in the world of corals and marine life. Prior to adding livestock, you want to ensure that your reef has the proper parameters including zero levels of ammonia and nitrite. Seeing traces of nitrate in your waters is a good sign - just keep them at a lower level of 2ppm to 10ppm. Maintaining correct temperature and salinity are a huge factor to stable parameters. Starting to monitor your PH, alkalinity, calcium and magnesium is a great habit to get into to keep a successful reef.

While some soft coral don’t require too much light, having a proper reef light that puts out the proper pars is very important. You'll also want to have a good amount of flow and protected rock areas, as placing corals in their happy spot is ideal for success.

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