🌈💎🔥 Ultra Zoanthus Collector Mix – WYSIWYG Mini Colony
Premium Multicolour Zoanthid Garden – Individually Selected Collector Piece
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Easy to Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful (can spread across neighbouring rockwork)
Colour Form: A spectacular combination of different Zoanthid colour morphs growing together in a single mini colony. Contrasting fluorescent colours, vibrant oral discs and distinctive skirt patterns create a miniature underwater garden. Under blue/actinic lighting, the different pigments produce an extraordinary multicoloured display.
Size: Established Mini Colony – Multiple Zoanthid Varieties
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–9.0, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Zoanthidae
Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 50–150)
Water Flow: Low to Moderate, indirect/random
Placement: Low to Mid reef
Type: WYSIWYG Mini Colony (What You See Is What You Get)
🧬 Overview
The Ultra Zoanthus Collector Mix is a stunning miniature Zoanthid garden, bringing together different colourful morphs in one unique and carefully selected piece.
Instead of starting with individual frags and waiting for them to grow together, this mini colony offers an instant multicoloured display, combining contrasting patterns, fluorescent pigments and different polyp appearances.
Each variety contributes its own visual character, creating an attractive mosaic of colours that becomes particularly impressive under blue and actinic lighting.
The combination of different Zoanthids makes this piece especially appealing to collectors who appreciate unusual colour combinations and naturally developing coral gardens.
As the colony establishes itself, individual polyps can gradually multiply and spread across the available surface, creating an increasingly dense and colourful display.
Different varieties may grow at different rates, giving the colony a naturally evolving appearance over time.
Its compact size makes it an excellent choice for nano reefs, dedicated Zoanthid gardens and mixed reef aquariums where space is limited but visual impact is essential.
One piece, multiple colours and endless possibilities for a spectacular miniature reef garden!
🧾 WYSIWYG – Ultra Collector Mini Colony
You will receive the exact mini colony shown in the photographs, individually selected for its combination of colours, polyp arrangement and overall visual appeal.
Unlike standard mixed Zoanthid frags, this is a unique collector piece featuring multiple varieties together on a single base.
Selected for:
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Multiple Zoanthid colour morphs in one piece
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Spectacular multicoloured appearance
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Contrasting fluorescent pigments
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Different oral disc and skirt patterns
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Established mini-colony presentation
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Beautiful fluorescence under actinic lighting
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Instant Zoanthid garden effect
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Excellent collector appeal
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Potential for further colony development
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Unique WYSIWYG specimen
Only one available – the exact colony photographed is the one you will receive!
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Zoanthids are primarily photosynthetic and obtain much of their energy through their symbiotic algae.
Direct feeding is generally unnecessary, although occasional broadcast feeding with fine particulate coral foods, rotifers or appropriately sized zooplankton may provide additional nutrition.
Because this mini colony contains different Zoanthid varieties, individual morphs may respond differently to lighting, flow and nutrient availability.
Maintaining stable water parameters and moderate nutrient levels helps support healthy polyp extension and colony development.
Provide gentle to moderate indirect water movement to prevent detritus from accumulating between the polyps.
As the colony develops, monitor the growth of individual varieties, as faster-growing morphs may eventually compete for space with slower-growing ones.
Handling precaution: Some Zoanthids may contain palytoxin. Wear gloves and eye protection when handling or fragging. Never boil, heat or pressure-wash rocks containing these corals.
📈 Optimal Parameters
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Parameter |
Ideal Range |
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Temperature |
24–26 °C |
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Alkalinity (dKH) |
7.5–9.0 |
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Calcium (Ca) |
400–450 ppm |
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Magnesium (Mg) |
1250–1400 ppm |
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Nitrate (NO₃) |
5–15 ppm |
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Phosphate (PO₄) |
0.03–0.10 ppm |
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Salinity |
1.024–1.026 SG |
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Lighting |
PAR 50–150 |
These are suggested starting ranges. Individual morphs may have slightly different preferences, so gradual acclimation and stable conditions are especially important.
📍 Placement
Place the Ultra Zoanthus Collector Mix in the lower to middle areas of the reef, where it receives low to moderate lighting and gentle to moderate indirect water movement.
Start the colony in a relatively low-light position and gradually acclimate it to stronger illumination if necessary.
Avoid powerful direct flow, which may prevent the polyps from opening fully.
For maximum visual impact, display the mini colony on an isolated rock or dedicated Zoanthid island, allowing the different varieties to develop naturally without spreading into neighbouring corals.
Its combination of different colours makes it particularly attractive when surrounded by darker rockwork, where the fluorescent polyps can create a striking contrast.
Monitor the colony as it grows, since some morphs may expand more quickly than others and gradually dominate the available surface.
🌈💎 Ultra Zoanthus Collector Mix – WYSIWYG Mini Colony
Why choose just one colour when you can have an entire Zoanthid garden? A unique collector mini colony combining multiple vibrant morphs, spectacular fluorescence and incredible visual diversity — one exclusive piece, exactly as photographed!