Date Night Zoas
Date Night Zoas actually show up dressed for the occasion. Their large, bright red polyps have little bow-tie markings across the face, giving them one of those patterns that gets better the closer you look.
They’ve also made the rounds as WWC Bloodsuckers, which feels like a very different kind of date night. Either way, if you like red zoas with big polyps, these bring plenty of both.
Care LevelEasy
GrowthMatting
SpeciesZoas
Lighting / PAR — 100–200
100–200
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We recommend starting the Date Night Zoas in the 100 - 200 PAR range.
Flow — Moderate
Moderate
Provide Moderate variable flow that keeps detritus from settling on the Zoas. Avoid constant direct current from the same direction in favor of random chaotic water movement.
Placement — Island
Placement of your Date Night Zoas is one of the most important decisions.
This is where you’ll have to take lighting, flow, future growth and nearby corals into consideration.
Since it prefers 100 - 200 PAR range it will need to be mounted Island on your rock work depending on your light intensity.
Allow room for its Matting growth form, and consider neighboring coral colors and shape. When possible, use contrasting corals such as red next to green, blue next to orange, or yellow next to purple, and mix growth forms such as tall branching corals next to plating or encrusting corals.