Q for Mr Cob and other Zoa guys

[Europhyllia]

I read the low light deep sea ones are more likely to be those single longer stalk one. The bright light ones are more likely to be the short stalk, mat forming ones

[rrasco]

That kinda makes sense, the brighter zoas have shorter stalks while the less colorful ones have longer stalks. This is a valid claim for in my tank.

[Europhyllia]

lower light zoa may not necessarily mean less colorful. I don't know about that. Lots of low light corals are pretty awesome as far as color goes

[rrasco]

I can agree with that.

[Jarob]

Before I added my ATO I know that my Orange Oxide zoa colony would do this when the salinity would get a little high, after topping off the tank with rodi they would get back to normal. They are the only zoas in my tank with 20+ different types that do this though..

[Cammed_02]

I have a colony of fairy dust palys that do this. All the the other zoas are unaffected.

whats even wierder is this colony has grown the fastest and biggest of all my zoas.

[allan]

I have two colonies of the same paly, one high in the tank while the other down low.

The low have long stalks and the ones up high are pressed right up on the rock. Both grow about the same.

I think, species not a factor, that they react to what there light availability is.

[Europhyllia]

it's the mat forming versus single that is species specific (low light/intense light)

[Paraletho]

Palys usually are longer stemmed in my opinion.