Blue Agave
(Zoanthus)

Description

Zoanthus ‘Blue Agave’: A Vibrant Beginner Coral for Your Reef

Add a splash of stunning blue and red to your marine aquarium with the easy-to-care-for ‘Blue Agave’ Zoanthid. Perfect for creating a captivating, healthy reef environment!

Overview

The ‘Blue Agave’ Zoanthid (*Zoanthus sp.*) is a strikingly colorful soft coral, prized for its dark blue outer tentacles surrounding a bright red center, often with delicate flecks of blue and white. These small, individual polyps form beautiful encrusting colonies, bringing a dynamic visual appeal to any reef tank. Watch as they gracefully extend, adding life and movement to your aquascape, especially under appropriate reef lighting.

Care Level

Considered an easy coral, the ‘Blue Agave’ Zoanthid is an excellent choice for beginners and experienced aquarists alike. They are peaceful by nature, though their spreading growth warrants careful placement to prevent overgrowing other corals. Always handle with gloves, as some Zoanthids can contain toxins.

Reef Essentials

Provide a stable environment in tanks of 75 litres (20 gallons) or more. Maintain temperatures of 25-28°C, a pH of 8.0-8.4, and a specific gravity of 1.025. Moderate to high lighting and moderate, indirect water flow are ideal for their vibrant coloration and health.

Diet

Primarily photosynthetic, the ‘Blue Agave’ Zoanthid derives most of its energy from your aquarium lighting through its symbiotic zooxanthellae. Supplemental feeding with small particle coral foods, such as phytoplankton or zooplankton, 2-3 times per week can encourage faster growth and enhanced vitality.

Why Buy From Us

When you buy Zoanthus ‘Blue Agave’ online from us, you receive aquacultured, vibrant corals, meticulously cared for to ensure they thrive in your home. Our commitment to sustainable practices and humane shipping guarantees healthy reef inhabitants arrive safely, ready to flourish in your aquarium.

• Scientific Name: Zoanthus sp.
• Common Name / Variant: Blue Agave Zoanthid
• Maximum Size: 1-1.5 cm (polyp diameter)
• Origin: Indo-Pacific (often aquacultured)
• pH Range: 8.0-8.4
• Temperature: 25-28°C
• Lifespan: Many years (as colonies)
• Lighting: Moderate to High (adaptable)
• Flow: Moderate, indirect
• Alkalinity (dKH): 8-11
• Calcium: 400-450 ppm
• Magnesium: 1260-1450 ppm
• Salinity: 1.025 specific gravity

Bring the dazzling beauty of the ‘Blue Agave’ Zoanthid to your reef tank today!