Rare Zoanthids

With the recent launch of the second Incredible Hulk movie, it’s only fair that I start the zoanthid catalog process with the Incredible Hulk zoas.  Zoanthids morph under all kinds of conditions including but not limited to lighting, water currents, and placement in the tank so it’s very possible for similar zoa morphs to be labeled with a number of names.

I’ve seen the Incredible Hulk zoa labeled as Luck of the Irish and even as Green Crossettes on CoralPedia.  The main things that distinguish these zoanthids from others are the brown skirts, the deep green plate and what appears to be a lighter green vein coming out of the zoa mouth.  Under strong MH lighting, the lighter colors really pop in the tank.

The Incredible Hulk zoa is one of the hardier morphs that can grow under high lighting or be kept in the shade.  The patch I had in my tank spread pretty easily without dedicated feedings and if you are a beginner looking for some color to add to your tank, green is a great place to start.

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Welcome to Rare Zoanthids – where we highlight pictures and descriptions of named zoanthids that are currently in the salt water hobby.  The goal of this website is to share some of my favorite corals in the hobby and to hopefully grow this website into a resource for reefers who are looking for information or vendors of colorful zoas.

As always, a site such as this is best when built by the community so we welcome any suggestions, information corrections or picture submissions to help with our cause.  If you’re interested in becoming a blogger for this site, please let us know as well!

For the newbies in the hobby, please note that rare zoanthids are more often than not, just hype.  Given enough time, newly imported or discovered zoas will be passed around by collectors and eventually into the hands of everyone who wants them for a reasonable price.  If you are really interested in a particular morph of a zoa, my personal suggestion is to wait or trade for them rather than shelling out large bucks for them.

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