Bloody Vampire Zoa

The Bloody Vampire Zoa (Zoanthus sp., often lineaged alongside classic “Vampire” variants like Vampire in Drag or Vampire Slayer) is a striking, dramatic designer cultivar highly sought after for its deep, gothic color palette. Revered in collector zoa gardens for its intense high-contrast face, this morph features a deep crimson to blood-red oral disc framed by a dark navy or charcoal ring, a bright cyan center mouth, and crowned with long, metallic neon-green or dark burgundy skirt tentacles.

Coloration: Deep crimson-red to blood-burgundy face disc, outlined by a dark navy or charcoal ring, centered around a glowing cyan mouth, and finished with metallic neon-green or deep red skirt tentacles.

Growth Pattern: Colonial mat (encrusts steadily across rockwork, ceramic plugs, and sandbed tiles, forming dense multi-polyp carpet mats). Sold as 2-3 polyps.

Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 75–125).

Water Flow: Low to Moderate (Gentle, indirect sweeping current).

Feeding: Photosynthetic; responds well to optional target feeding with micro-plankton powders, coral amino acids, or liquid feeds to encourage rapid budding.

Aggressiveness: Peaceful (safe to group alongside other Zoanthus cultivars on a shared zoa garden structure).

Care Level: Easy to Moderate (Hardy once acclimated, maintaining its dark crimson face contrast best under blue-heavy LED lighting).