The Beauty and the Beast Zoa (Zoanthus sp.) is a legendary, high-end collector zoanthid named for its striking juxtaposition of delicate beauty and intense visual power. This high-contrast designer morph features a shimmering, metallic golden-yellow to rich bronze oral disc encircled by a deep, velvety navy-blue or purple band. The entire polyp is crowned with long, high-contrast neon lime-green to teal skirt tentacles that pop intensely under blue actinic lighting.
Coloration: Shimmering metallic gold or deep bronze face disc framed by a pink inner ring, finished with bright green skirt tentacles.
Growth Pattern: Colonial mat (spreads smoothly over rockwork, frag plugs, or sandbed tiles, forming dense, uniform polyp 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 fine micro-plankton powders, coral feeds, or liquid amino acids.
Aggressiveness: Peaceful (safe to mix alongside other Zoanthus species on a shared zoa garden rock).
Care Level: Easy to Moderate (Hardy, but prefers stable low-to-moderate lighting to preserve its distinct golden core).
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